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. Compare optical character reader.
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

/ ˈriːdə /

noun

1. a person who reads
2. a person who is fond of reading
3. 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
4. 1. a book that is part of a planned series for those learning to read
   2. a standard textbook, esp for foreign-language learning
5. a person who reads aloud in public
6. a person who reads and assesses the merit of manuscripts submitted to a publisher
7. a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors by comparison with the original copy; proofreader
8. short for lay reader
9. Judaism another word for cantor

Other Words From

• non·reader noun
• sub·reader noun
• under·reader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reader¹

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

Example Sentences

All we can ask of you, the readers, is that you not become accustomed to this grim routine.

From ProPublica

The Atlantic also made it possible for readers to subscribe via Facebook Instant Articles and Google AMP pages.

From Digiday

I should add that it appears to me unlikely that many readers of Gourmet wish to think hard about it.

From Outside Online

He either mistakenly or accidentally leaves the reader with the impression that these have been ruled out for good, which is most definitely not the case.

From Nautilus

Avid readers in particular have embraced the concept, sharing creative, beautiful digital bookshelves that illustrate their reading journey.

From MIT Technology Review

Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.

From The Daily Beast

You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.

From The Daily Beast

The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.

From The Daily Beast

Yet Lohse is confident that the reader will take his actions as the fruits of selfless moral courage.

From The Daily Beast

When he gets his hands on a Canon copier, the reader gets a glimpse into the unique fashion in which his mind works.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.

From Project Gutenberg

The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.

From Project Gutenberg

The reader is referred to larger works upon urinalysis for details.

From Project Gutenberg

Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?

From Project Gutenberg

In case any reader should hastily exclaim, “What a ridiculous question; there can be only one southward!”

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