as in surfer
an active participant in the online community of the Internet the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online

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Recent Examples of netizen The company came under fire in August for a video of a collision test between the Li i8 and a truck from Dongfeng Liuzhou, another automobile company, which some netizens claimed had unfair test conditions. Victoria Yeo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025 See what netizens are saying about the rebrand. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025 Since winning Season 7, many netizens accused Amaya Espinal of being racist and colorist years before her Love Island debut. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 31 July 2025 Over the weekend, netizens began claiming the fries are pre-cooked in seed oils and shipped to the store. Cheryl V. Jackson, Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for netizen
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surfer
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  • Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Dangerous shore break can throw a swimmer or surfer head first into the bottom causing neck and back injuries.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Netizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netizen. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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