Etymology

From browse +‎ -erCategory:English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#BROWSER.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/Category:English 2-syllable words#BROWSERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BROWSER
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/Category:English 2-syllable words#BROWSERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BROWSER

• Audio (US):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#BROWSER
• Rhymes: -aʊzə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/aʊzə(ɹ)#BROWSERCategory:Rhymes:English/aʊzə(ɹ)/2 syllables#BROWSER
• Hyphenation: brows‧er

Noun

browser (plural browsers)Category:English lemmas#BROWSERCategory:English nouns#BROWSERCategory:English countable nouns#BROWSERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. One who or which browses.

   Coordinate term: grazer

   • 1988, R. Norman Owen-Smith, Megaherbivores: The Influence of Very Large Body Size on Ecology, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14:

     Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers.

     Category:English terms with quotations#BROWSER

   1. A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.

      Antonym: nonbrowser

      • 1976 December 18, David Holland, “Dear Santa...”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 11:

        While still in the mood for antique bartering, The Emerald City on the South End section of Dartmouth St. has expanded just in time for browsers and buyers. Allow some time here as it's a poke-and-find shop of 1800's pictures and prints, turn-of-the-century kitchen ware, and some very unusual furnishings and lamps.

        Category:English terms with quotations#BROWSER

2. (InternetCategory:en:Internet#BROWSER) Ellipsis of web browserCategory:English ellipses#BROWSER.
   • [1990 November 12, Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, “WorldWideWeb: Proposal for a HyperText Project”, in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)‎:

     A program which provides access to the hypertext world we call a browser.]

     Category:English terms with quotations#BROWSER

3. (computingCategory:en:Computing#BROWSER, by extension) Any other type of information browser.
   • 2011, Lester Madden, Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones: Programming for junaio, Layar and Wikitude, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 10:

     The real strengthof AR browsers is their discoverability. Today, browsers have most of the attention and it's amazing how many people have yet to experience a browser for themselves. Browsers are incredibly useful ways to discover information about places and objects around you.

     Category:English terms with quotations#BROWSER

Further reading

• browser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Browers

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Danish terms borrowed from English#BROWSERCategory:Danish unadapted borrowings from English#BROWSERCategory:Danish terms derived from English#BROWSER browser. First attested in 1993.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bravsər/, [ˈbɹɑwsɐ]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#BROWSER

Noun

browser c (singular definite browseren, plural indefinite browsere)Category:Danish lemmas#BROWSERCategory:Danish nouns#BROWSERCategory:Danish terms spelled with W#BROWSERCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. (InternetCategory:da:Internet#BROWSER) web browser

   Synonym: webbrowser

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#BROWSERCategory:Dutch unadapted borrowings from English#BROWSERCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#BROWSER browser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑu̯.zər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BROWSER

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BROWSER
• Hyphenation: brow‧ser

Noun

browser m (plural browsers, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#BROWSERCategory:Dutch nouns#BROWSERCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#BROWSERCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. (InternetCategory:nl:Internet#BROWSER) web browser

   Synonyms: webbrowser, internetbrowser

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#BROWSERCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#BROWSERCategory:Italian terms derived from English#BROWSER browser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraw.zer/Category:Italian 2-syllable words#BROWSERCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#BROWSER

Noun

browser m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#BROWSERCategory:Italian nouns#BROWSERCategory:Italian countable nouns#BROWSERCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#BROWSERCategory:Italian terms spelled with W#BROWSERCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Italian masculine nouns#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. (InternetCategory:it:Internet#BROWSER) web browser

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#BROWSER browser.

Pronunciation

Noun

browser m (plural browsers or browseres)Category:Portuguese lemmas#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese nouns#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese nouns with multiple plurals#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese terms spelled with W#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. (InternetCategory:pt:Internet#BROWSER) web browser

   Synonyms: navegador < navegador web

Further reading

• “browser”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “browser”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#BROWSERCategory:Spanish unadapted borrowings from English#BROWSERCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#BROWSER browser.

Noun

browser m (plural browseres)Category:Spanish lemmas#BROWSERCategory:Spanish nouns#BROWSERCategory:Spanish countable nouns#BROWSERCategory:Spanish terms spelled with W#BROWSERCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#BROWSERCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#BROWSERCategory:Pages with entries#BROWSERCategory:Pages with 6 entries#BROWSER

1. (InternetCategory:es:Internet#BROWSER) web browser

   Synonyms: navegador < navegador web