surfer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English surfer From surf + -er.
Meanings
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A person who rides a surfboard.
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: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 person who surfs the Internet.
- (obsolete) A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| surfers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wakesurfer · bodysurfer · para-surfer · kitesurfer · couch surfer · surferish · windsurfer · websurfer · snowsurfer · shoulder surfer · couch-surfer · parasurfer · silver surfer · crowd surfer · sofa surfer · cybersurfer · skysurfer · elevator surfer · web surfer · sex surfer · snurfer · bed surfer · surfie · netsurfer · para surfer
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (36)
eu surflari (person who rides a surfboard) · mi kaiwhakahekeheke (person who rides a surfboard) · eo retumanto (person who surfs the Internet) · de Wellenreiter (person who rides a surfboard) · fr surfeur (person who rides a surfboard) · to tokotaha fānifo (person who rides a surfboard) · it navigatore (person who surfs the Internet) · pt internauta (person who surfs the Internet) · mi kaiheke (person who rides a surfboard) · th นักโต้คลื่น (person who rides a surfboard) · it surfer (person who rides a surfboard) · es surfero (person who rides a surfboard) · fi lainelautailija (person who rides a surfboard) · it internauta (person who surfs the Internet) · es surfista (person who rides a surfboard) · ru сёрфинги́ст (person who rides a surfboard) · gl surfista (person who rides a surfboard) · hu szörföző (person who rides a surfboard) · hu hullámlovas (person who rides a surfboard) · fi surffaaja (person who surfs the Internet) · pl surfer (person who rides a surfboard) · pl internauta (person who surfs the Internet) · nl internetter (person who surfs the Internet) · ms pelayar (person who surfs the Internet) · cs surfař (person who rides a surfboard) · he גּוֹלֵשׁ (person who rides a surfboard) · nl surfer (person who surfs the Internet) · ca surfista (person who rides a surfboard) · fr internaute (person who surfs the Internet) · pl surferka (person who rides a surfboard) · es internauta (person who surfs the Internet) · pt surfista (person who rides a surfboard) · sm tagata fa'ase'e (person who rides a surfboard) · it surfista (person who rides a surfboard) · pl surfer (person who surfs the Internet) · fr surfeuse (person who rides a surfboard)