Surfer

//ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who rides a surfboard.

    "When the surfer has passed the point where the waves are breaking, and is among the waves which are known as “greenbacks”, he may either dive through them or float over them, […]"

  2. 2
    someone who engages in surfboarding wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who surfs the Internet.
  4. 4
    A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata). obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms
netsurfernetsurfersnurfersnurfersurf ridersurf rider

Example

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"A surfer was eaten by a shark in Australia."

Etymology

From surf + -er.

Related phrases

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