Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surfer

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
surfer
IPA
/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who rides a surfboard.

noun

A person who surfs the Internet.

noun

A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata).

Obsolete

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Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf 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 surfer From surf + -er.

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Questions

How do you pronounce surfer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/.
What does surfer mean?
A person who rides a surfboard.
Where does surfer come from?
Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf 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 surfer From surf + -er.

How to pronounce surfer

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