browser

noun

brows·​er ˈbrau̇-zər 

1

: one that browses

2

: a computer program used for accessing sites or information on a network (such as the Internet)

Examples of browser in a Sentence

There were a few browsers in the bookstore.

Recent Examples on the Web

Users can also watch Swift’s videos via Spotify on their desktop web browsers and TVs. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Rather than visiting four landing pages and opening 10 browser tabs, an AI assistant can compress hours of research into a 150-word answer. — Susan Ganeshan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Hank clearly has a penchant for fusing different technologies and has been having a blast using GPT-6 Astra to reverse-engineer a bunch of games to work in VR or in the web browser. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Social media inspires the flight, the flight fuels the haul and the haul sends the next person spiraling through browser tabs. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for browser

• hauser
• houser
• trouser

Kids Definition

browser

noun

brow·​ser

ˈbraü-zər

1

: one that browses

2

: a computer program providing access to information on a network and especially to websites