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reader
[ree-der]
noun
a person who reads.
a schoolbook for instruction and practice in reading.
a second-grade reader.
a book of collected or assorted writings, especially when related in theme, authorship, or instructive purpose; anthology.
a Hemingway reader; a sci-fi reader.
a person employed to read and evaluate manuscripts offered for publication.
a proofreader.
a person who reads or recites before an audience; elocutionist.
a person authorized to read the lessons, Bible, etc., in a church service.
a lecturer or instructor, especially in some British universities.
to be appointed reader in English history.
an assistant to a professor, who grades examinations, papers, etc.
Computers.a device that reads data, programs, or control information from an external storage medium for transmission to main storage.
a machine or device that projects or enlarges a microform image on a screen or other surface for reading.
a playing card marked on its back so that the suit or denomination of the card can be identified.
Library Science.the user of a library; library patron.
reader
/ ˈːə /
noun
a person who reads
a person who is fond of reading
at a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor
a teaching assistant in a faculty who grades papers, examinations, etc, on behalf of a professor
a book that is part of a planned series for those learning to read
a standard textbook, esp for foreign-language learning
a person who reads aloud in public
a person who reads and assesses the merit of manuscripts submitted to a publisher
a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors by comparison with the original copy; proofreader
short for lay reader
Judaism another word for cantor
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonreader noun
- subreader noun
- underreader noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
I hadn’t seen her in nearly 20 years, when I wrote about her father and visited her home in Inglewood to deliver $2,000 donated by readers who read his story.
And even a casual Didion reader probably knows how large Wayne loomed in her life and work.
Years of using Bill Plaschke’s notoriously incorrect Super Bowl predictions for betting guidance has led me to believe that Bill owes me, as well as his many devoted readers, a significant debt.
On that front, I have good news for readers: the polls show the public is on Newsom's side.
And writers’ enthusiasm for em dashes is often hard-won, given that plenty of editors and readers would be happy to vanquish those ostentatious marks from the page entirely.
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