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单词 channel grazer
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channel grazern.

Brit. /ˈtʃanl ˌɡreɪzə/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌɡreɪzər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.1, grazer n.1
Etymology: < channel n.1 + grazer n.1, after channel graze v. Compare earlier channel hopper n. 2 and slightly earlier channel surfer n.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
A person who (habitually) channel grazes; = channel surfer n.
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1989 Television Digest 1 May 11 Channel-grazer can switch picture in window while others watching set can focus on main program.
1994 Entertainm. Weekly (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. A show that would lure viewers fond of senior-citizen mystery shows..along with channel-grazers who think Cortese's MTV-style smoothness is a kick.
2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 22 Aug. 9 Nobody looks in the television guide to see what's on Sky One. It is a station for the channel grazers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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