channel surfer, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. /ˈtʃanlˌ ˌsəːfə/, U.S. /ˈtʃanəl ˌsərfər/
[‹ channel surf v. + -er suffix1.]
A person who (habitually) channel surfs.
| 1988 Boston Globe 9 July 13/2 If the channel surfer..stumbled across Channel 2, he or she wouldn't have found a perfect wave. 1995 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 6 July To the casual channel surfer it is sometimes difficult to detect the religious content of these programmes. 2000 Star-Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 28 June If it's going to be anything more than just a curiosity for late-night channel surfers, a niche cable network needs an offbeat hit. |