browser

noun

Definition of browsernext
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as in surfer

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as in user

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Recent Examples of browser Methods used to maintain the appearance of tasks being done after work is complete include keeping decoy documents or browser tabs open, or responding to non-urgent messages. — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Rather than trusting an unexpected email, open your browser yourself and go directly to Apple's official account website. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Consumers can prevent companies from collecting data on their shopping habits by using a virtual private network, or VPN, or a private browser, for example. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Google Chrome, the popular web browser, was first publicly released as a beta version. — USA Today, 18 Aug. 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
  • Afterward, put on your best bathing suit for a two-hour water photo session with celebrity photographer (and former competitive surfer) Steven Lippman.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The surfer team couldn’t handle it, with Servite beating the Chargers 16-6 in the Pac-5 championship game.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfer
Noun
  • Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Divine has already racked up around 100,000 users, Rabble said.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of user
Noun
  • The ingredients are impressive, but the shopper reviews are even better.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Retailers who used to treat the month as clearance time now have a live, motivated shopper base still filling gaps in supply lists.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of shopper
Noun
  • As the largest institutional purchaser of firearms in the United States, governments have tremendous power to shape the market.
    — Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • If two reports carry the same meaning, are held to the same standard and are described in the same language, then a careful purchaser would be almost irresponsible not to choose the cheaper one.
    — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of purchaser
Noun
  • The sellers will work with the eventual buyer on a custom dock designed around their watercraft.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The case alleges major real estate companies helped keep buyer-agent commissions artificially high, increasing costs for homebuyers and limiting competition among agents.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of buyer
Noun
  • And while sacrificing Liam Hicks has diminished the Marlins’ offense in the short-term, team officials are bullish about the three prospects acquired from Tampa Bay in that transaction, as well as others acquired for Braxton Garrett and Lake Bachar.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters are circulating clips of Ossoff’s speeches, debating his prospects against other potential 2028 Democratic contenders and increasingly comparing his trajectory with Obama’s rapid rise from the Senate to the White House.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of prospect
Noun
  • The initiative is expected to draw senior executives from entertainment, advertising, tech, platforms and consumer brands.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to the dynamic from the previous quarter, Blackwell workstation demand remains strong, though is being partially offset by lower PC demand due to high memory prices driving up the cost to the consumer.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of consumer
Noun
  • In 2024, $9 billion of Iranian shadow banking activity occurred through US correspondent accounts, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said, based on reporting from American financial institutions.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Before the first Test Brook gave an interview to the BBC’s new cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt and sounded far more mature and sensible.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspondent

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“Browser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browser. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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