reader

noun

read·er ˈrē-dər How to pronounce reader (audio)

: one that reads

: one appointed to read to others: such as

(1)

: lector

(2)

: one chosen to read aloud selected material in a Christian Science church or society

c(1)

: proofreader

(2)

: one who evaluates manuscripts

(3)

: one who reads periodical literature to discover items of special interest or value

: an employee who reads and records the indications of meters

: a teacher's assistant who reads and marks student papers

British : one who reads lectures or expounds subjects to students

: a device for projecting a readable image of a transparency

: an electronic device that scans coded information (as on punch cards or bar codes) for storage or computation

: a book for instruction and practice especially in reading

: anthology

readers plural : eyeglasses used for reading or close work : reading glasses

Gilda came back with a pair of readers and, looking through her glasses, gave my eyelids serious consideration.

Jeanne Ray

Example Sentences

The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions. a magazine with three million readers

Recent Examples on the Web Yet while admitting the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie and a John Dickson Carr, Symons scarcely hid his disdain for mysteries that were essentially puzzles, games with the reader and howdunits.

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Steger Strong dispenses with grounding backstory, instead plunging the reader into the swirling histories between her characters, building a compelling portrait of how love and resentment are often twin sides of the same coin.

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 To best prepare, review your resume and remove any dates for education and if appropriate, pare down your jobs to more recent positions to reduce the chance of unconscious age bias by the reader.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 As with Simenon’s contemporary James M. Cain, in America, the events and their depiction become the same thing, and the commentary happens only in the reader’s mind, or in the inspector’s remarks.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 From second person to dialect to present tense, his debut collection is rife with shifting mechanisms that provide intimate access to his characters and submerge the reader in the urgency of his world.

Leah Tyler, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The reader is plunged into this setting and must acclimate accordingly; Gibson isn't interested in presenting everything to us on a silver platter.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 The trick is not to give it away [without] cheating the reader.

Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The best book titles feel wholly different to the reader by the time the book is finished.

Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 See More

单词	reader
释义	reader noun read·er ˈrē-dər 1 a : one that reads b : one appointed to read to others: such as (1) : lector (2) : one chosen to read aloud selected material in a Christian Science church or society c(1) : proofreader (2) : one who evaluates manuscripts (3) : one who reads periodical literature to discover items of special interest or value d : an employee who reads and records the indications of meters e : a teacher's assistant who reads and marks student papers 2 British : one who reads lectures or expounds subjects to students 3 a : a device for projecting a readable image of a transparency b : an electronic device that scans coded information (as on punch cards or bar codes) for storage or computation 4 a : a book for instruction and practice especially in reading b : anthology 5 readers plural : eyeglasses used for reading or close work : reading glasses Gilda came back with a pair of readers and, looking through her glasses, gave my eyelids serious consideration. Jeanne Ray Synonyms album anthology collectanea compendium compilation florilegium miscellany See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions. a magazine with three million readers Recent Examples on the Web Yet while admitting the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie and a John Dickson Carr, Symons scarcely hid his disdain for mysteries that were essentially puzzles, games with the reader and howdunits. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Steger Strong dispenses with grounding backstory, instead plunging the reader into the swirling histories between her characters, building a compelling portrait of how love and resentment are often twin sides of the same coin. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 To best prepare, review your resume and remove any dates for education and if appropriate, pare down your jobs to more recent positions to reduce the chance of unconscious age bias by the reader. Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 As with Simenon’s contemporary James M. Cain, in America, the events and their depiction become the same thing, and the commentary happens only in the reader’s mind, or in the inspector’s remarks. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 From second person to dialect to present tense, his debut collection is rife with shifting mechanisms that provide intimate access to his characters and submerge the reader in the urgency of his world. Leah Tyler, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 The reader is plunged into this setting and must acclimate accordingly; Gibson isn't interested in presenting everything to us on a silver platter. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 The trick is not to give it away [without] cheating the reader. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The best book titles feel wholly different to the reader by the time the book is finished. Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing reader e-reader mind reader lay reader e-reader mind reader lay reader Kids Definition reader noun read·er ˈrē-dər 1 : a person who reads or has the ability to read 2 : a book for learning or practicing reading reader noun as in anthology a collection of writings I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance anthology compilation compendium album archives florilegium collectanea almanac library digest symposium sourcebook miscellany ana casebook garland chapbook analects corpus miscellanea Phrases Containing reader mind reader mind reader
随便看	in the right in the rough in the round in the running in the saddle in the sales in the same boat in the same breath in the same mold as in the second degree in the second place in the shadow of in the shape of in the shit in the short run in the short term in the soup in the space of in the spotlight in the springtime in the stars in the street in the strict sense in the strict sense of the word in the strict/strictest sense (of the word)

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