Listener
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɪsənə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Listener is a noun meaning Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
Meaning
Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
More Meanings
- (computing, programming, chiefly Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.
- (formal) A musical anthology.
- (slang) A person's ear.
Example Sentences
[…] she would set herself going, telling the most interminable stories, until the last listener was fast asleep[…]
And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away.
Word Forms
- listeners
Synonyms for listener
Depending on context, synonyms include auditor.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auditor, eavesdropping, eavesdropper, observer, interlocutor, hearing.
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