noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnɛt.ɪ.zən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/ˈnɛt.ɪ.zən/
Canada, General-American:[ˈnɛɾ.ɪ.zn̩]
Australian:/ˈnet.ɪ.zən/
New-Zealand:/ˈnet.ə.zən/
rhymes with -ɛtɪzən
1
noun
Meaning 1
A member of the community of Internet users.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
The netizen posted their question on the forum.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Internet user, cybercitizen, cybernaut, internaut
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of netizen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Blend of Net (“Internet”) + citizen.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
網民 /网民
(wǎngmín)
— member of the community of Internet users
Chinese Mandarin:
網友 /网友
(wǎngyǒu)
— member of the community of Internet users
Finnish:
nettikansalainen
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
netizen
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
internaute
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
cybercitoyen
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
cybercitoyenne
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
cyber-citoyen
— member of the community of Internet users
French:
cyber-citoyenne
— member of the community of Internet users
Galician:
internauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Galician:
cibernauta
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Netizen
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Netcitizen
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Netzbürger
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Netzbürgerin
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internetnutzer
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internetnutzerin
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internetuser
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internetuserin
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internet-User
— member of the community of Internet users
German:
Internet-Userin
— member of the community of Internet users
Greek:
κυβερνοπολίτης
(kyvernopolítis)
— member of the community of Internet users
Indonesian:
warganet
— member of the community of Internet users
Indonesian:
netizen
— member of the community of Internet users
Italian:
internauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Italian:
cibernauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Japanese:
ネチズン
(nechizun)
— member of the community of Internet users
Japanese:
ネット民
(nettomin)
— member of the community of Internet users
Korean:
네티즌
(netijeun)
— member of the community of Internet users
Lithuanian:
intenautas
— member of the community of Internet users
Lithuanian:
internautė
— member of the community of Internet users
Malay:
wargamaya
— member of the community of Internet users
Malay:
warga siber
— member of the community of Internet users
Polish:
internauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Polish:
internautka
— member of the community of Internet users
Polish:
cybernauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Polish:
cybernautka
— member of the community of Internet users
Portuguese:
internauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Portuguese:
cibernauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Russian:
не́тизен
(nétizen)
— member of the community of Internet users
Russian:
сетя́нин
(setjánin)
— member of the community of Internet users
Russian:
кибер-граждани́н
(kiber-graždanín)
— member of the community of Internet users
Spanish:
internauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Spanish:
cibernauta
— member of the community of Internet users
Swedish:
nätmedborgare
— member of the community of Internet users
Thai:
ชาวเน็ต
(chaao-nèt)
— member of the community of Internet users
Thai:
พลเมืองเครือข่าย
— member of the community of Internet users
Vietnamese:
cư dân mạng
— member of the community of Internet users
Vietnamese:
dân mạng
— member of the community of Internet users