surfer
noun/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/
Etymology From surf + -er.
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, […]1965, John Bloomfield, Know-how in the Surf, page 28:
- A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 141:
2
A person who surfs the Internet.
3
Obsolete A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata).
- Synonyms
- surf rider
- Derived terms
25 terms
bed surfer, bodysurfer, couch surfer, couch-surfer, crowd surfer, cybersurfer, elevator surfer, kitesurfer, netsurfer, para-surfer, parasurfer, para surfer, sex surfer, shoulder surfer, silver surfer, skysurfer, snowsurfer, snurfer, sofa surfer, surferish, surfie, wakesurfer, web surfer, websurfer, windsurfer