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reader

[ree-der]

noun

  1. a person who reads.

  2. a schoolbook for instruction and practice in reading.

    a second-grade reader.

  3. a book of collected or assorted writings, especially when related in theme, authorship, or instructive purpose; anthology.

    a Hemingway reader; a sci-fi reader.

  4. a person employed to read and evaluate manuscripts offered for publication.

  5. a proofreader.

  6. a person who reads or recites before an audience; elocutionist.

  7. a person authorized to read the lessons, Bible, etc., in a church service.

  8. a lecturer or instructor, especially in some British universities.

    to be appointed reader in English history.

  9. an assistant to a professor, who grades examinations, papers, etc.

  10. Computers.a device that reads data, programs, or control information from an external storage medium for transmission to main storage.

  11. a machine or device that projects or enlarges a microform image on a screen or other surface for reading.

  12. a playing card marked on its back so that the suit or denomination of the card can be identified.

  13. Library Science.the user of a library; library patron.



reader

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a person who reads

  2. a person who is fond of reading

    1. at a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor

    2. a teaching assistant in a faculty who grades papers, examinations, etc, on behalf of a professor

    1. a book that is part of a planned series for those learning to read

    2. a standard textbook, esp for foreign-language learning

  3. a person who reads aloud in public

  4. a person who reads and assesses the merit of manuscripts submitted to a publisher

  5. a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors by comparison with the original copy; proofreader

  6. short for lay reader

  7. Judaism another word for cantor

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonreader noun
  • subreader noun
  • underreader noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reader1

before 1000; Middle English reder ( e ), redar ( e ), Old English ǣ. See read 1, -er 1
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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.

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And even a casual Didion reader probably knows how large Wayne loomed in her life and work.

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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.

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On that front, I have good news for readers: the polls show the public is on Newsom's side.

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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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