What does hearer mean?
Hearer means One who hears..
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/ˈhɪəɹə/ · noun
One who hears..
Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.
Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.
Use hearer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hearer means One who hears..
Common synonyms include auditor, listener.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.
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