Home › Words › S › surfacersurfacersurfacer · noun — one who rises to the surface.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, surfacer ranks #16,093 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom surface + -er.nounOne who rises to the surface.A person who planes or dresses a surface.Any of various machines used to plane or dress a surface.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).