browser

noun

Definition of browsernext
1
as in surfer

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as in user

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Recent Examples of browser On December 22nd, the Arc browser won’t be accessible on macOS or Windows, Arc accounts will be deactivated, and Arc Search for Android will be removed from Google Play. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 Whereas most modern pinball designs start at the CAD desk, the upcoming Pinball Construction Set keeps the process entirely within a browser. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Perplexity’s Comet browser and Anthropic’s Claude in Chrome extension do the same. — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Prime members in the team's market can watch through a web browser or the Prime Video app on compatible televisions, phones, tablets, game consoles and other devices. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for browser
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browser
  1. surfer
  2. user
  3. shopper
  4. purchaser
  5. buyer
  6. prospect
  7. consumer
  8. correspondent
Noun
  • The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, the surfer who spotted the shark spoke with CBS LA.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of surfer
Noun
  • The report detailed the ways in which the app’s user design and promotions encouraged more betting — even after the reporter opted into responsible gaming tools designed to slow users down.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Intterra charges local departments to join to keep it free for users.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of user
Noun
  • Glance functions like a personal shopper, remembering the users’ preferences, scouring the web for good deals on the right looks and circling back to offer up virtual try-ons and get the green light before making the purchase.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In stores, digital screens and flexible inventory will open new ways to connect context, location and shopper behavior.
    — Radoslav Nedelchev, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of shopper
Noun
  • Only Wolstencroft knew that Daunt had by then spent two years trying to line up a purchaser for Waterstones, which operated some three hundred stores.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia is the world’s top purchaser of American weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchaser
Noun
  • An economic model to forecast what a market or a buyer is likely to do, which cannot be faked by a chatbot with a confident tone.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Rosie Wrighting, Labour MP for Kettering and former fashion buyer for Asos, felt the budget was pro-growth.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of buyer
Noun
  • Yinka’s view There is no shortage of pessimism about Africa’s prospects in the AI race.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The prospect of losing that status can make the thought of escape unpalatable even for people who detest the regime.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of prospect
Noun
  • Instacart, meanwhile, reached the pinnacle of its success during the Covid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns sent millions of consumers to their phones to order up groceries.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There's little doubt that regulations can increase the cost of consumer products.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of consumer
Noun
  • Wu plays Katie Buranek, a war correspondent for the fictional Voltstreem News.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Illustration by Jeffrey Smith On June 4, 1952, Ernest Hemingway stood at his typewriter at Finca Vigía, his home outside Havana, and wrote to one of his favorite correspondents, Harvey Breit, of the Times Book Review.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspondent

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“Browser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browser. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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