"WiFier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwaɪ.faɪə(ɹ)/ [UK, US] Forms: WiFiers [plural]
Etymology: Wi-Fi + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wi-Fi|er|id2=occupation}} Wi-Fi + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} WiFier (plural WiFiers)
  1. (Internet) A user of a Wi-Fi network, particularly a public one. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-WiFier-en-noun-C4PSDTIw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003 July 25, Oliver Burkeman, “Stuff the office - let's all go to the beach”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "\"Many public WiFiers are salespeople or other professionals on the move who just can't bring themselves to stop working during lunch. So they choose to lunch at a place that also has a connection so they can keep browsing/emailing/whatever while they are shoving that club sandwich down their throats. […]",
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          "ref": "2006 March 2, thom_b, “*SPRING* has *SPRUNG* [end of WW M3]”, in alt.games.video.nintendo.animal-crossing (Usenet)",
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