surfer

Variant of surf

surf definition

surf (sʉrf)

noun

  1. the waves or swell of the sea breaking on the shore or a reef
  2. the foam or spray caused by this

Etymology: earlier suffe, prob. var. of sough

intransitive verb

to engage in the sport of surfing

transitive verb

Informal to browse or sample a succession of (TV channels, computer files, etc.) on (a TV, computer network, etc.)

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