noun
Meaning 1
One who or which browses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
browser
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/
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General-American: /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aʊzə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: B R AW1 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who or which browses.
A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonbrowser
noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of web browser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Any other type of information browser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a program used to view HTML documents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: web browser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: application, application program, applications programme
Narrower terms: Internet Explorer, Explorer, IE, Konqueror, lynx, Mosaic, Netscape, Opera
noun
Meaning 6
a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English browse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English browser From browse + -er.
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