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surfer

surfer

114 1.4
A person who rides waves on a board in the sea
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜr.fər/
translation icon : surfista
  • During summer, a group of surfers competes in local tournaments to showcase their skills.
  • surfers riding a wave
  • recreational surfers
  • competitive surfers

Yeah, Well, he's a big surfer like this.

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Examples

  • Many surfers gather at the beach every morning to catch the perfect waves.

  • I want to be the best surfer in the world.

  • It's a very like Orange County surfer type of show.

  • Also, I love his whole new surfer vibe, like, it's so good.

  • Surfers tend to identify with the role of "surfer" and the activity is central to their lives.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Only the most elite, most dedicated surfers make it to the professional level.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So we have first Laird Hamilton, who is widely considered the greatest big wave surfer of all time.

  • From personal interviews, it seems the majority of surfers do not compete against other surfers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • As a passionate surfer, he spends every weekend riding the waves at a nearby surf spot.

Synonyms

surfboarder
vssurfer
3.4

A person who rides waves on a surfboard

is for someone who rides waves as a sport or also as a hobby

How Skilled

surfer
114 1.4
novice
46 3.4
beginner
81 1.0
kook
  • Offensive
1 9.7

Surface Forms

surfer singular
surfers plural

Morphology

surfer = surf (transparent) = surf + er

Agentive suffix '-er' forms a person who performs the action 'to surf', so the meaning is directly derived from 'surf'.

Etymology

Surfer comes from surf (the waves that break near the shore) plus the agent -er, so a surfer is literally 'one who rides the surf', usually on a surfboard. The sport became famous in Hawaii, where people have ridden waves for a long time.