cyberflaneur
cyberflaneur noun: a person who idly surfs the Internet.
Noun
cyberflaneur (plural cyberflaneurs)
- A person who idly surfs the Internet.
- The attraction that it exerts on the millions that stroll through its maze of information might be used to reinvigorate our cities. Cyberflaneurs have become captivated with the Internet's ready supply of huge amounts of information...1997, Nan Ellin, Architecture of fear, page 292
- What about the widely heralded hope that cyberspace will be the new street, the piazza in our sprawling cities of connected isolation; that cyberflaneurs will promenade around the Net like Baudelaire taking a stroll around Paris?1997, Nathan Gardels, The changing global order: world leaders reflect, page 174
Forms of cyberflaneur
| plural | cyberflaneurs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cyberflâneur |
Origin of cyberflaneur
From cyber- + flaneur.
Questions about cyberflaneur
- What does cyberflaneur mean?
- Cyberflaneur means a person who idly surfs the Internet.
- What part of speech is cyberflaneur?
- Cyberflaneur is a noun.
- What is the plural of cyberflaneur?
- The plural of cyberflaneur is cyberflaneurs.
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