— browser , n.
/browz/ , v. , browsed, browsing , n.
v.t.
1. to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
2. to graze; pasture on.
3. to look through or glance at casually: He's browsing the shelves for something to read.
v.i.
4. to feed on or nibble at foliage, lichen, berries, etc.
5. to graze.
6. to glance at random through a book, magazine, etc.
7. to look leisurely at goods displayed for sale, as in a store.
n.
8. tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.
9. an act or instance of browsing.
[ 1400-50; late ME browsen, perh. a v. deriv. of AF broz, pl. of brot shoot, new growth, OF brost
brust bud, n. deriv. of * brustjan; cf. OS brustian to come into bud ]
Syn. 3. scan, skim, examine, peruse, check.