netizen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of netizen
First recorded in 1980–85; (inter)net ( def. ) + (cit)izen
Example Sentences
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Without needing to build a website or familiarize themselves with a forum, any netizen could start or join a conversation at any time.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"No need to apologise, just don't come to China again. Just because you play football well does not mean you are a good person," one netizen said.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
“Compared with the virus itself, I’m more afraid of home disinfection and one positive case getting a whole floor sent to mass quarantine,” one netizen wrote on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like microblogging platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
“Shanghai has finally reached zero at the community level!!! May Shanghai wake up as soon as possible!!,” said a post from one netizen.
From Reuters ● Apr. 30, 2022
They are resigned to allowing this to take place because they view it as the unfortunate cost of being a netizen.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
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