listenern.

Brit.

/ˈlɪsn̩ə/,

/ˈlɪsnə/, U.S.

/ˈlɪsnər/,

/ˈlɪsn̩ər/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s listner.

Etymology: < listen v. + -er suffix¹.

a. One who listens; an attentive hearer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener

hearera1340

hearkener1340

auditorc1386

intelligent1508

audient1550

listener1611

auditress1667

harker1825

describee1830

sayeea1902

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escouteur, an hearer, hearkener, listener.

a1618 W. Raleigh Maxims of State (1651) 45 To have their Beagles, or listeners in every corner..of the Realm.

1643 True Informer 8 They are great listners after any Court news.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables (1708) clxx. 184 'Tis an Old Saying, That List'ners never hear Well of Themselves.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 31. ¶1 This Gentleman..was entertaining a whole Table of Listners with the Project of an Opera.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 592 The streets were stopped up all day by groups of talkers and listeners.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 4 The youthful group of listeners..are..at last convinced by the arguments of Socrates.

b. slang. The ear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun]

earOE

listc1380

sousea1658

concha1683

auricula1691

wattle1699

listener1821

conch1831

earhole1843

tab1866

auricle1874

1821 Sporting Mag. 7 274 Sampson was floored from a tremendous wisty-castor, under the listener.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 594 A douss on the smeller—a dimmer to the daylights, and a larrup on the listeners.

1827 P. Egan Anecd. Turf 6 Hooper planted another hit under Wood's listner.

2. Fortification. = listening gallery n. at listening n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > listening gallery

ecoute1806

listener1828

listening gallery1833

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 302 From the envelope gallery are run out..galleries in directions parallel to the capitals of the works... These latter are called listeners.

1833 H. Straith Treat. Fortif. §213. 161 The distance between the listeners depends..on the nature of the soil that conveys the sound.

3. One who listens to a broadcast. Also attributive. Also listener-in. Cf. listen v. 2e, 2f.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener > listener to broadcast

listener1922

1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 7 The limited service has already established itself in high favour with ‘listeners-in’.

1923 Radio Times 28 Sept. 12/1 It seems to me that the B.B.C. are mainly catering for the ‘listeners’ who own expensive sets.

1926 Daily Chron. 13 May 3/1 By the magic of wireless it was, perhaps, the listeners-in who heard it first.

1928 Collier's 29 Dec. 45/3 This past season over 68,000 listeners-in wrote us about Collier's Radio Hour—largely in the same vein.

1929 Radio Times 8 Nov. 388/1 The recent broadcasting of Aïda has prompted a Forest Hill listener to send in..a very delightful story.

1936 B.B.C. Ann. 87/2 The BBC has recently established, at its Head Office, a special unit, with the object of co-ordinating information..and studying new methods of ‘listener research’.

1950 Times 6 Sept. 2/5 An analysis by the B.B.C. Audience Research Department of the social grades of listeners.

1951 B.B.C. Year-bk. 144 The BBC maintains an Audience Research Department to advise it on the habits, tastes, and opinions both of listeners and of viewers.

1970 B.B.C. Year-bk. 23 For the great majority of listeners..there will be little evidence of sudden upheaval.

Derivatives

ˈlistenership n. the estimated number of listeners to a broadcast programme or to radio (spec. as opposed to television).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > radio broadcasting > [noun] > number of listeners

listenership1943

1943 Business Week 30 Jan. 44 Increased emphasis on news broadcasts and commentators boosted listenership particularly between 5 and 7 p.m.

1958 New Statesman 2 Aug. 142/2 In America, reports Time, sound-radio is enjoying a ‘spectacular comeback’; latest figures of ‘listenership’ show it ‘up 8 per cent over last year, 25 per cent over its pre-TV peak in 1947’.

1971 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 19/2 Listenership levels are still an imponderable. It is unlikely that the British public will listen to local radio as much as, say, the Americans.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	listener
释义	listenern. Brit. /ˈlɪsn̩ə/, /ˈlɪsnə/, U.S. /ˈlɪsnər/, /ˈlɪsn̩ər/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s listner. Etymology: < listen v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. One who listens; an attentive hearer. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener hearera1340 hearkener1340 auditorc1386 intelligent1508 audient1550 listener1611 auditress1667 harker1825 describee1830 sayeea1902 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escouteur, an hearer, hearkener, listener. a1618 W. Raleigh Maxims of State (1651) 45 To have their Beagles, or listeners in every corner..of the Realm. 1643 True Informer 8 They are great listners after any Court news. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables (1708) clxx. 184 'Tis an Old Saying, That List'ners never hear Well of Themselves. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 31. ¶1 This Gentleman..was entertaining a whole Table of Listners with the Project of an Opera. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 592 The streets were stopped up all day by groups of talkers and listeners. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 4 The youthful group of listeners..are..at last convinced by the arguments of Socrates. b. slang. The ear. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] earOE listc1380 sousea1658 concha1683 auricula1691 wattle1699 listener1821 conch1831 earhole1843 tab1866 auricle1874 1821 Sporting Mag. 7 274 Sampson was floored from a tremendous wisty-castor, under the listener. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 594 A douss on the smeller—a dimmer to the daylights, and a larrup on the listeners. 1827 P. Egan Anecd. Turf 6 Hooper planted another hit under Wood's listner. 2. Fortification. = listening gallery n. at listening n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > listening gallery ecoute1806 listener1828 listening gallery1833 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 302 From the envelope gallery are run out..galleries in directions parallel to the capitals of the works... These latter are called listeners. 1833 H. Straith Treat. Fortif. §213. 161 The distance between the listeners depends..on the nature of the soil that conveys the sound. 3. One who listens to a broadcast. Also attributive. Also listener-in. Cf. listen v. 2e, 2f. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener > listener to broadcast listener1922 1922 Daily Mail 21 Nov. 7 The limited service has already established itself in high favour with ‘listeners-in’. 1923 Radio Times 28 Sept. 12/1 It seems to me that the B.B.C. are mainly catering for the ‘listeners’ who own expensive sets. 1926 Daily Chron. 13 May 3/1 By the magic of wireless it was, perhaps, the listeners-in who heard it first. 1928 Collier's 29 Dec. 45/3 This past season over 68,000 listeners-in wrote us about Collier's Radio Hour—largely in the same vein. 1929 Radio Times 8 Nov. 388/1 The recent broadcasting of Aïda has prompted a Forest Hill listener to send in..a very delightful story. 1936 B.B.C. Ann. 87/2 The BBC has recently established, at its Head Office, a special unit, with the object of co-ordinating information..and studying new methods of ‘listener research’. 1950 Times 6 Sept. 2/5 An analysis by the B.B.C. Audience Research Department of the social grades of listeners. 1951 B.B.C. Year-bk. 144 The BBC maintains an Audience Research Department to advise it on the habits, tastes, and opinions both of listeners and of viewers. 1970 B.B.C. Year-bk. 23 For the great majority of listeners..there will be little evidence of sudden upheaval. Derivatives ˈlistenership n. the estimated number of listeners to a broadcast programme or to radio (spec. as opposed to television). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > radio broadcasting > [noun] > number of listeners listenership1943 1943 Business Week 30 Jan. 44 Increased emphasis on news broadcasts and commentators boosted listenership particularly between 5 and 7 p.m. 1958 New Statesman 2 Aug. 142/2 In America, reports Time, sound-radio is enjoying a ‘spectacular comeback’; latest figures of ‘listenership’ show it ‘up 8 per cent over last year, 25 per cent over its pre-TV peak in 1947’. 1971 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 19/2 Listenership levels are still an imponderable. It is unlikely that the British public will listen to local radio as much as, say, the Americans. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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