netizen

noun

net·​i·​zen ˈne-tə-zən How to pronounce netizen (audio)
 also  -sən
: an active participant in the online community of the Internet

Examples of netizen in a Sentence

the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online
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Chinese netizens largely praised Ye for being thrifty, mirroring the preference among Chinese consumers for cheap thrills amid a slow economic recovery. Denni Hu, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024 Soon after the conflict began, some anti-Russia Chinese netizens began rehashing the unfairness of the 1858 Treaty of Aigun,which ceded roughly 230,000 square miles of Chinese territory to Russia. Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2022 One of them is the King of Pop himself Michael Jackson, and many netizens are believing a claim that the two were connected through an underground tunnel. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2024 Naturally, netizens reacted to the resurfaced clip, calling for the artist to be jailed, while others criticized law enforcement for not acting sooner. Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for netizen 

Word History

Etymology

blend of net and citizen

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of netizen was in 1984

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“Netizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/netizen. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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netizen

noun
net·​i·​zen ˈnet-ə-zən How to pronounce netizen (audio)
: a user of the Internet
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