Definition of reader Reader

/ɹiˈdɚ/ - [reeder] - read•er

We found 27 definitions of reader from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: readers

reader - a person who can read; a literate person
  literate, literate person a person who can read and write
  decipherer a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
  map-reader a person who can read maps; "he is a good map-reader"
reader - a person who enjoys reading
  bookman, scholarly person, student, scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
reader - one of a series of texts for students learning to read
  school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
reader - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
  reviewer, referee
  critic someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
reader - someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
  lector
  clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
reader - someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
  proofreader
  pressman, printer a machine that prints
reader - someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
  subscriber
  customer, client someone who pays for goods or services
reader - a public lecturer at certain universities
  lector, lecturer
  educator, pedagog, pedagogue someone who educates young people
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • reader (n.)
    One who reads.
  • reader (n.)
    One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
  • reader (n.)
    One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.
  • reader (n.)
    A proof reader.
  • reader (n.)
    One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
  • reader (n.)
    One who reads much; one who is studious.
  • reader (n.)
    A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • reader
    A person who reads a publication.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • reader
    A pocket-book. CANT.

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