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surfer|ˈsɜːfə(r)|
[f. surf n. or v. + -er1.]
One who rides a surfboard; a surfboarder. Also fig.
1955A. Ross Australia 55 xv. 214 The heads of the surfers bob over several ignored undulations. 1962M. McLuhan Gutenberg Galaxy 144 (heading) Peter Ramus and John Dewey were the two educational surfers or wave-riders of antithetic period. 1966T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 vi. 147 What chance has a lonely surfer boy For the love of a surfer chick? 1970A. Toffler Future Shock xiii. 255 Surfers display sores and nodules on their knees and feet as proud proof of their involvement. 1978G. A. Sheehan Running & Being vi. 75 ‘Surfing is a spiritual experience,’ says Michael Hynson, one of the world's top surfers.
▸ Computing. After channel surfer n.a. A person who uses a variety of electronic databases to gather information. Usually in compounds, as data surfer, database surfer.
1991N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Oct. vi. 48/4 When I logged back on, the conversation was still going. Writers, software experts, database ‘surfers’ (researchers),..had joined in. 1992Times 6 Nov. 36/6 The huge volumes of information being covered mean surfers are soon likely to specialise in certain key areas, perhaps using only five or six databases regularly. 1996Institutional Investor (Nexis) Apr. 41 The massive changes that would soon shake up commercial on-line services, as data surfers began flocking toward the Internet.
b. spec. A person who searches the Internet, esp. a regular or enthusiastic user. Cf. surf v.
1992J. A. Polly Surfing Internet (Electronic text) Version 2.2 (title-page), Must-have guide for the Internet surfer. 1994Observer 17 July (Life Suppl.) 61/4 He prefers the Internet Yellow Pages... ‘I'm supposedly..an experienced surfer, but I use it all the time.’ 1997Business Age Sept.–Oct. 109/1 If a site is not kept up to date, as many surfers find to their irritation, links lead nowhere or information is inaccurate. 2000Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec. Surprisingly, loads of surfers haven't a clue about making their own website. |