surfern.

Brit.

/ˈsəːfə/, U.S.

/ˈsərfər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf n., surf v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < either surf n. or surf v. + -er suffix¹. Compare slightly later surfboarder n. In sense 2 probably after channel surfer n.

a. A person who swims in or (now usually) rides on surf; a surfboarder. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfer

surf swimmera1829

surf-rider1851

surfer1907

surfboarder1909

1907 Hawaiian Gaz. 28 June 6/4 In this issue will be found a snapshot of Freeth riding the breakers, the picture being pronounced the very best ever taken of a surfer in action.

1930 V. Palmer Passage x. 85 He waited till the two surfers, having lost direction and swum in circles, came up gasping.

1970 A. Toffler Future Shock xiii. 255 Surfers display sores and nodules on their knees and feet as proud proof of their involvement.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Sept. a19/1 He was bleach blonde, like a California surfer.

b. As the second element in compounds: a person who rides on the outside or roof of a moving train, car, etc. Cf. surf v. 3.

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1988 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 5 May 22/1 The average age of a ‘train surfer’ is 15.

1993 B. Massumi Politics of Everyday Fear i. 19 There is an identity between the destitute train surfer in Rio de Janeiro and the Wall Street financier. Both are defined by the statement ‘he who falls, was’.

1997 Guardian 30 May 7/1 (heading) ‘Lift surfer’ killed in eight-floor fall.

2010 R. Drisdelle Parasites 122 Not surprisingly, car surfers are often seriously injured or killed.

2. Computing.

a. A person who uses a variety of electronic databases to gather information.Chiefly (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as database surfer, data surfer, etc.

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1989 Personal Computing July 213/2 Information surfers..tease knowledge and understanding out of large information flows.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Oct. 48/4 When I logged back on, the conversation was still going. Writers, software experts, database ‘surfers’ (researchers),..had joined in.

1992 Times 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.

2003 Australian (Nexis) 11 Feb. t19 Schools..must equip their students with..the skills of what are now called cybrarians—library workers, who are also known as data surfers and supersearchers.

b. A person who surfs the internet, esp. regularly or habitually.Also (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as internet surfer, net surfer, etc. See also web surfer n. at web n. Compounds 4b.

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1992 InCider/A+ May 31/1 These days, CompuServe Information Service, or ‘CIS’, as it is known to net surfers, is an octopus-like information service with tens of thousands of members.

1994 Observer 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.’

1997 New Scientist 8 Feb. 7/2 Internet surfers downloading pornography from a Web site run from a computer in Moldova have fallen victim to one of the most innovative cyberscams yet uncovered.

2007 R. Wuthnow After Baby Boomers x. 211 They are also more likely than surfers in other age groups to say the Internet would be the easier way of finding people who share their religious beliefs.

Compounds

surfer dude n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) a male surfer; a person thought to embody the surfing lifestyle; (attributive) belonging to or characteristic of such a person.

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1975 Surfing Apr. 7/1 I'll meet some really neato surfer dude and we'll just start getting some vibes going between us.

1987 Greenville (Ohio) Daily Advocate 3 Aug. 11/3 Thomerson, a stand-up comic and character actor, comes by the laid-back, surfer-dude style naturally.

1994 Denver Post 16 Jan. b2/4 Whatever happened to the California sports fan as a laid-back, tofu burger and bean-sprout eating, Valley-speaking, surfer dude?

2001 Mod. Maturity Mar. 84/1 All of these surfer dudes and babes have done what it takes—physically, mentally, logistically—to hang on to the pastime that keeps them forever young.

2014 Z. Sugg Girl Online i. 9 His blond surfer-dude hair is perfectly tousled and his blue eyes are sparkling like the sea in the winter sunshine.

surfer's ear n. (also surfers’ ear) (a) = swimmer's ear n. at swimmer n. Additions (now rare); (b) a condition characterized by the presence of bony outgrowths (exostoses) in the ear canal, usually associated with long-term exposure to cold water and sometimes resulting in hearing loss; (also) a case of this or ear affected by this.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > other disorders of ear

Ménière's disease1871

otosclerosis1901

Ménière's syndrome1935

barotrauma1937

surfer's ear1943

glue ear1960

tympanosclerosis1961

1943 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 2 438/2 ‘Tropical ear’ is also known by various terms in different parts of the world—namely, ‘Singapore ear’, ‘Panama ear’, ‘surfer's ear’, ‘hot weather ear’—and technically, as ‘otitis externa diffusa’ and also ‘desquamative external otitis’.

1977 Arch. Otolaryngol. 103 58/1 An increasing number of cases of hyperostosis of the ear canal... These ‘surfer's ears’ are an extreme form of the more common bony exostosis, which often develops in active swimmers.

2006 J. Wilson-Howarth Bugs, Bites & Bowels (new ed.) 194 Surfers who frolic in chilly seas like those around the British Isles have their very own special affliction: surfers' ear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	surfer
释义	surfern. Brit. /ˈsəːfə/, U.S. /ˈsərfər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf n., surf v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < either surf n. or surf v. + -er suffix¹. Compare slightly later surfboarder n. In sense 2 probably after channel surfer n. 1. a. A person who swims in or (now usually) rides on surf; a surfboarder. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfer surf swimmera1829 surf-rider1851 surfer1907 surfboarder1909 1907 Hawaiian Gaz. 28 June 6/4 In this issue will be found a snapshot of Freeth riding the breakers, the picture being pronounced the very best ever taken of a surfer in action. 1930 V. Palmer Passage x. 85 He waited till the two surfers, having lost direction and swum in circles, came up gasping. 1970 A. Toffler Future Shock xiii. 255 Surfers display sores and nodules on their knees and feet as proud proof of their involvement. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 Sept. a19/1 He was bleach blonde, like a California surfer. b. As the second element in compounds: a person who rides on the outside or roof of a moving train, car, etc. Cf. surf v. 3. ΚΠ 1988 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 5 May 22/1 The average age of a ‘train surfer’ is 15. 1993 B. Massumi Politics of Everyday Fear i. 19 There is an identity between the destitute train surfer in Rio de Janeiro and the Wall Street financier. Both are defined by the statement ‘he who falls, was’. 1997 Guardian 30 May 7/1 (heading) ‘Lift surfer’ killed in eight-floor fall. 2010 R. Drisdelle Parasites 122 Not surprisingly, car surfers are often seriously injured or killed. 2. Computing. a. A person who uses a variety of electronic databases to gather information.Chiefly (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as database surfer, data surfer, etc. ΚΠ 1989 Personal Computing July 213/2 Information surfers..tease knowledge and understanding out of large information flows. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Oct. 48/4 When I logged back on, the conversation was still going. Writers, software experts, database ‘surfers’ (researchers),..had joined in. 1992 Times 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. 2003 Australian (Nexis) 11 Feb. t19 Schools..must equip their students with..the skills of what are now called cybrarians—library workers, who are also known as data surfers and supersearchers. b. A person who surfs the internet, esp. regularly or habitually.Also (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as internet surfer, net surfer, etc. See also web surfer n. at web n. Compounds 4b. ΚΠ 1992 InCider/A+ May 31/1 These days, CompuServe Information Service, or ‘CIS’, as it is known to net surfers, is an octopus-like information service with tens of thousands of members. 1994 Observer 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.’ 1997 New Scientist 8 Feb. 7/2 Internet surfers downloading pornography from a Web site run from a computer in Moldova have fallen victim to one of the most innovative cyberscams yet uncovered. 2007 R. Wuthnow After Baby Boomers x. 211 They are also more likely than surfers in other age groups to say the Internet would be the easier way of finding people who share their religious beliefs. Compounds surfer dude n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) a male surfer; a person thought to embody the surfing lifestyle; (attributive) belonging to or characteristic of such a person. ΚΠ 1975 Surfing Apr. 7/1 I'll meet some really neato surfer dude and we'll just start getting some vibes going between us. 1987 Greenville (Ohio) Daily Advocate 3 Aug. 11/3 Thomerson, a stand-up comic and character actor, comes by the laid-back, surfer-dude style naturally. 1994 Denver Post 16 Jan. b2/4 Whatever happened to the California sports fan as a laid-back, tofu burger and bean-sprout eating, Valley-speaking, surfer dude? 2001 Mod. Maturity Mar. 84/1 All of these surfer dudes and babes have done what it takes—physically, mentally, logistically—to hang on to the pastime that keeps them forever young. 2014 Z. Sugg Girl Online i. 9 His blond surfer-dude hair is perfectly tousled and his blue eyes are sparkling like the sea in the winter sunshine. surfer's ear n. (also surfers’ ear) (a) = swimmer's ear n. at swimmer n. Additions (now rare); (b) a condition characterized by the presence of bony outgrowths (exostoses) in the ear canal, usually associated with long-term exposure to cold water and sometimes resulting in hearing loss; (also) a case of this or ear affected by this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > other disorders of ear Ménière's disease1871 otosclerosis1901 Ménière's syndrome1935 barotrauma1937 surfer's ear1943 glue ear1960 tympanosclerosis1961 1943 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 2 438/2 ‘Tropical ear’ is also known by various terms in different parts of the world—namely, ‘Singapore ear’, ‘Panama ear’, ‘surfer's ear’, ‘hot weather ear’—and technically, as ‘otitis externa diffusa’ and also ‘desquamative external otitis’. 1977 Arch. Otolaryngol. 103 58/1 An increasing number of cases of hyperostosis of the ear canal... These ‘surfer's ears’ are an extreme form of the more common bony exostosis, which often develops in active swimmers. 2006 J. Wilson-Howarth Bugs, Bites & Bowels (new ed.) 194 Surfers who frolic in chilly seas like those around the British Isles have their very own special affliction: surfers' ear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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