noun
- a person who browses or navigates the Internet for information, entertainment, or leisure
Usage: informal; common in the 1990sā2000s; less frequently used in modern English
Examples
- She spent her evening as a casual netsurfer, jumping from one website to another.
- Netsurfers in the 1990s had to wait for pages to load over dial-up connections.
- The average netsurfer visits dozens of websites each day.
- He became an experienced netsurfer after years of exploring online content.
- Many netsurfers prefer using search engines to find information quickly.