Reader
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹidɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reader is a noun meaning A person who reads.
Meaning
A person who reads.
More Meanings
- A person who reads a publication.
- A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
- A proofreader.
- A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
- A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.
- Any device that reads something.
- (chiefly British) A university lecturer ranking below a professor.
Example Sentences
10,000 weekly readers
a card reader, a microfilm reader
an early reader, a talented reader
They were dog-eared by the hands of many a publisher's-reader and postman.
Word Forms
- readers
Synonyms for reader
Depending on context, synonyms include proofreader, lecturer, lector, subscriber.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subscriber, lecturer, lector, readership, editor, reading.
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