Reader

/ˈɹidɚ/ · noun

Meaning

A person who reads..

Definitions by Sense

1. A person who reads.
2. A person who reads a publication.
3. A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
4. A proofreader.
5. A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
6. A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.
7. (chiefly British) A university lecturer ranking below a professor.
8. Any device that reads something.

Example Sentences

an early reader, a talented reader

10,000 weekly readers

In its May 1965 issue, Life magazine condemned skateboards as a “menace to limb and even to life,” and cautioned readers about riders who “take over the paths made for peaceful strollers.”

They were dog-eared by the hands of many a publisher's-reader and postman.

"I am commissioned by the Queen to offer you the place of Italian reader; and I assure you the offer was made with many kind expressions of interest. You will enter upon the duties, which are almost nominal, immediately."

a card reader, a microfilm reader

The reMarkable PDF reader is really targeted at the digital writing market, rather than the digital reading market, though most serious e-readers support pens for annotations and signatures.

A quick search on Kaiser's website, there was nothing that talked about plate readers or a usage policy.

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