different between surfboard vs surfer

English

Etymology

From surf +? board.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??f?b??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?f?b??d/

Noun

surfboard (plural surfboards)

1. A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.

Related terms

• funboard
• longboard
• shortboard
• soft surfboard
• surf
• surfer
• surfing
• wakeboard

Translations

See also

• fish
• foamie
• gun

Verb

surfboard (third-person singular simple present surfboards, present participle surfboarding, simple past and past participle surfboarded)

1. To use a surfboard; to surf.

Usage notes

• Not preferred by surfers, who would say "surf".
• Might be used to distinguish from body-surfing, riding waves without equipment.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• surfbord

Etymology

Borrowed from English surfboard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?rf.b?rt/, /?s?rf.bo?rt/
• Hyphenation: surf?board

Noun

surfboard n (plural surfboards)

1. surfboard

English

Etymology

surf +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)f?(r)

Noun

surfer (plural surfers)

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

Synonyms

• surf rider (obsolete)

Derived terms

• silver surfer
• surfie

Translations

French

Etymology

From English surf + -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœ?.fe/

Verb

surfer

1. to surf (on a wave)
2. to surf (to browse the internet)

Conjugation

Related terms

• surf
• surfeur

Further reading

• “surfer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Polish

Etymology

From English surfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.rf?r/

Noun

surfer m pers (feminine surferka)

1. surfer (person who rides a surfboard)

Declension

Related terms

• (verbs) surfowa?, surfingowa?
• (noun) surfing
• (adjective) surfingowy

Further reading

• surfer in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• surfer in Polish dictionaries at PWN