as in surfer
an active participant in the online community of the Internet
the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online
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While Parker was the target of a worldwide web of jokes, a fair number of netizens came to his defense and said ESPN cameras shouldn't have focused so much on him in the play's aftermath.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Naturally, the post led many fans to speculate what this could mean, and netizens responded under the post.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Simpson was an active Cameo user in 2019 and netizens could pay him $250 for a short video.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Naturally, the post led many fans to speculate what this could mean, and netizens responded under the post.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Simpson was an active Cameo user in 2019 and netizens could pay him $250 for a short video.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Netizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netizen. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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