netizen
Syllables: ne·ti·zen/ˈnɛt.ɪ.zən/US/ˈnɛt.ɪ.zən/
netizen noun: a member of the community of Internet users.
Noun (1)
netizen (plural netizens)
- A member of the community of Internet users.
- The netizen posted their question on the forum.
- Do we have to learn a new kind of language — ‘Netspeak’, as I shall call it — in order to be a netizen?2001, David Crystal, “A linguistic perspective”, in Language and the Internet, Cambridge: The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, published 2002, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17
- Synonyms:
- Internet user, cybercitizen, cybernaut, internaut
Noun (2) capitalized: Netizen
Netizen (plural Netizens)
- Alternative letter-case form of netizen.
- Members of the Net community, whether born in 1954 or 1986, will pretty much always rally to oppose censorship. But don't expect those same Netizens to consider authorship of a work of art on the Net to be important -- or to pay for online content.2001 February 23, Paulina Borsook, “Art's Cold Welcome on the Web”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
netizen meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese
netizen in Malay
- member of the community of Internet users
- wargamaya, warga siber
netizen in Indonesian
- member of the community of Internet users
- warganet, netizen
netizen in Thai
- member of the community of Internet users
- ชาวเน็ต chaao-nèt, พลเมืองเครือข่าย
netizen in Vietnamese
- member of the community of Internet users
- cư dân mạng, dân mạng
Examples of netizen in a sentence
- It appeared by Wednesday evening that Congress would follow Bank of America, Netflix and Verizon as the latest institution to change course in the face of a netizen revolt.2012 January 19, Jonathan Weisman, “Web Rises Up To Deflect Bills Seen as Threat”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19...
- At the time, netizens conjured terms such as "Mainland Taiwan," "Taiwanese Beijing," and "West Taiwan" to agitate Chinese nationalists, censors, and trolls.2021 December 9, Keoni Everington, “German video game ad labels China 'West Taiwan'”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 09 Dec...
Synonyms of netizen
- Internet user
- cybercitizen
- cybernaut
- internaut
Forms of netizen
| plural | netizens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Netizen |
| plural | Netizens |
Origin of netizen
Blend of Net (“Internet”) + citizen.
Words formed from netizen
Questions about netizen
- What does netizen mean?
- Netizen means a member of the community of Internet users.
- What is netizen in Malay?
- Netizen in Malay is wargamaya, warga siber. See Netizen meaning in Malay.
- How do you use netizen in a sentence?
- It appeared by Wednesday evening that Congress would follow Bank of America, Netflix and Verizon as the latest institution to change course in the face of a netizen revolt.
- What part of speech is netizen?
- Netizen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce netizen?
- Netizen is pronounced /ˈnɛt.ɪ.zən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of netizen?
- The plural of netizen is netizens.
Words near netizen in the dictionary
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