surfer /ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/ noun3 •A person who rides a surfboard.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, […] — 1965 •A person who surfs the Internet. •(no longer used) A duck, the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata). formssurfers