listener

[ lis-uh-ner ]

noun

1. someone who gives attention with the ear, especially for the purpose of hearing specific sounds, speech, instructions, etc.:

   At story time, you may choose to be a reader or a listener.

2. someone who listens to a radio broadcast or to a specific radio program:

   They attract teenage listeners with pop songs about first love.

Word History and Origins

Origin of listener¹

First recorded in 1600–20; listen ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Most interestingly, human listeners perceived the sound of the Aztec death whistle to be partly of natural and organic origin, like a human voice or scream.

From Science Daily

Ball's last show will be on Friday 20 December, "just in time for Christmas with plenty of fun and shenanigans," she told listeners on her Tuesday show.

From BBC

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created a headphone prototype that allows listeners to create just such a "sound bubble."

From Science Daily

And some key spaces on the internet, like the broadcast world and the manosphere, draw many millions of male listeners/viewers and provide an incredibly powerful megaphone for Trump and MAGA.

From Salon

Though the album’s sound recalls the hybrid that rocketed Yoakam to stardom, its lyrical storytelling invites the listener to experience his life in the present.

From Los Angeles Times

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