browser

/ˈbraʊzər/

/ˈbraʊzə/

Other forms: browsers

A browser is a looker: either a program that lets you surf the Internet or a person in a store who just looks around without buying.

This is a word that has to do with looking around, otherwise known as browsing. You probably use web browsers, which allow you to see websites on a computer. But you could also be a browser if you go to a store and just look around. Being a browser is a good way to kill time, but as soon as you make a purchase, you've gone from being a browser to being a customer.

Definitions of browser

1. noun

   a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
   type of:

   looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness

   a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
2. noun

   a program used to view HTML documents
   synonyms: web browser

   examples:

   Internet Explorer

   a commercial browser

   Konqueror

   a freeware browser for Linux

   lynx

   a text browser

   Mosaic

   a freeware browser

   Netscape

   a commercial browser

   Opera

   a commercial browser

   type of:

   application, application program, applications programme

   a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task