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Surfer

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A person who rides a surfboard.
  2. A person who surfs the Internet.
  3. A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata).
    obsolete

Equivalents

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Examples

“When the surfer has passed the point⟳ where the waves are breaking, and is among the waves which are known as “greenbacks”, he may either dive⟳ through them or float⟳ over them, […]”
“A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send⟳ great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

surfer's ear surfer's knob surfer's knot Surfers surfgrass surficial

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