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 World Wide Web)

Examples of browser in a Sentence

There were a few browsers in the bookstore.

Recent Examples on the Web

Click on a link and the browser takes you to that web page. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

Your browser does not support the video tag. Injuries notwithstanding, the Ravens are a bad football team The Ravens are hoping to get Jackson, fullback Patrick Ricard, middle linebacker Roquan Smith and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie back after their Week 7 bye week. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

Websites with unusually long browser names or a lack of searchable company representatives or contact information could be fraudulent. —Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that How did the delivery go? —Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025

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