browser
//ˈbɹaʊ.zə//
Forms
- Plural
- browsers
Definitions
1.One who or which browses.
- Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers.
2.Ellipsis of web browser.
- A program which provides access to the hypertext world we call a browser.
3.Any other type of information browser.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5021
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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.