reader

[ ree-der ]

/ ˈri dər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR reader ON THESAURUS.COM

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.Compare optical character reader.

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.

Origin of reader

before 1000; Middle English reder(e), redar(e), Old English rǣdere.See read¹, -er¹

Example sentences from the Web for reader

While excoriating the IRS, Huckabee brings his readers along on a flashback to his youth.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One could argue that this was never exactly hidden from her readers.
Meet Zoella—The Newbie Author Whose Book Sales Topped J.K. Rowling|Lucy Scholes|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Readers who can get past the odd structure will be richly rewarded.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a practical level, readers are attracted to books that they can read in short bits.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The thing is, surprise is still a huge motivator for readers.
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’|Rich Goldstein|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The literary matter that appeared under this title most readers accepted as veracious though anonymous autobiography.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I|Burton J. Hendrick
There may be among my readers some who will read the early chapters and will then stop.
The Hearts of Men|H. Fielding
I am sensible that it will meet with almost as many critics as readers.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
My readers will, however, already have guessed that my mother was no common character.
Much Darker Days|Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
So "come over in 'The Readers' Corner'" and have your share in what everyone will be saying.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930|Various

British Dictionary definitions for reader

reader

/ (ˈriːdə) /

noun

a person who reads

a person who is fond of reading

mainly British at a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor
US 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, mainly British another word for cantor (def. 1)

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

单词	reader
释义	reader [ ree-der ] / ˈri dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reader ON THESAURUS.COM 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.Compare optical character reader. 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. Origin of reader before 1000; Middle English reder(e), redar(e), Old English rǣdere.See read¹, -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM reader non·read·er, nounsub·read·er, nounun·der·read·er, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reader While excoriating the IRS, Huckabee brings his readers along on a flashback to his youth. Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!\|Olivia Nuzzi\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST One could argue that this was never exactly hidden from her readers. Meet Zoella—The Newbie Author Whose Book Sales Topped J.K. Rowling\|Lucy Scholes\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Readers who can get past the odd structure will be richly rewarded. The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More\|William O’Connor\|December 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On a practical level, readers are attracted to books that they can read in short bits. Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life\|David Yaffe\|December 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The thing is, surprise is still a huge motivator for readers. Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’\|Rich Goldstein\|December 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The literary matter that appeared under this title most readers accepted as veracious though anonymous autobiography. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I\|Burton J. Hendrick There may be among my readers some who will read the early chapters and will then stop. The Hearts of Men\|H. Fielding I am sensible that it will meet with almost as many critics as readers. The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son\|The Earl of Chesterfield My readers will, however, already have guessed that my mother was no common character. Much Darker Days\|Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway) So "come over in 'The Readers' Corner'" and have your share in what everyone will be saying. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930\|Various British Dictionary definitions for reader reader / (ˈriːdə) / noun a person who reads a person who is fond of reading mainly British at a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor US 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, mainly British another word for cantor (def. 1) 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 Words related to reader bookworm, proofreader, bibliophile, editor, lecturer, announcer, rhetorician, reciter, lector, monologist, elocutionist, browser, user, student, scholar, anthology, primer, bibliomaniac, book reviewer, soliloquist
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