surfer
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- noun
- /ˈsɜr.fər/
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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.
- Yeah, Well, he's a big surfer like this.
- He goes watching the greatest surfers in the world.
- And you know, Italo Ferreira, the world champion surfer is, is on board with this.
- So Kyle the the veteran of Mavericks, big wave, big wave surfer, podcaster.
- I mean, the thing about for us, like what we realize is that surfers are really wave readers.
- Maui has never had in its history any junior or world class champion surfers.
- And so all the surfers that would go to this wave to challenge would walk through our yard.
- How much difference is there between the physics that you're presented with as a big wave surfer and then this sort of inter island foiling that you do?
- Let me look up that adult surfers that you should know.
- It's a very like Orange County surfer type of show.
- He's a total Spicoli surfer type and just will go for it.
- So couple motorcycle friends are sponsored by them, couple surfer buddies of minor friends.
Examples
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Many surfers gather at the beach every morning to catch the perfect waves.
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I want to be the best surfer in the world.
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It's a very like Orange County surfer type of show.
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Also, I love his whole new surfer vibe, like, it's so good.
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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.
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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
A person who rides waves on a surfboard
How Skilled
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Morphology
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.