body-surf
verb (used without object)
to ride a cresting wave toward the shore by lying face down in the water with the arms stretched forward in the direction of the wave.
bodysurfer
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a word derived from
body-surf.
Example Sentences
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The longtime Wedge bodysurfer figures the beach has lost around two-thirds of its width this year, leaving just 50 yards or so between the water and the first row of homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A 28-year-old bodysurfer from Brazil, Lattanzi was treading water at Peahi, the renowned surf spot on the North Shore of Maui that is known to most as Jaws, waiting for a massive wall of water.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
Being the best team in the East is akin to being the best bodysurfer in Montana.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2017
Then it was about that promising bodysurfer who could take on any wave, then caught the wrong one and was never the same.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2016
Pigeon-toed, he had a piscine ease in water, and was an expert bodysurfer already at nine.
From The New Yorker ● May 25, 2015
