reader

reader

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English

Etymology

From Middle English reder, redar, redere, redare, from Old English rēdere, rǣdere (a reader; scholar; diviner), from Proto-West Germanic *rādāri, equivalent to read +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Räider (advisor), Dutch rader (advisor), German Rater (advisor).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹidɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːdə/
  • Rhymes: -iːdə(ɹ)

Noun

reader (plural readers)

  1. A person who reads.
  2. A person who reads a publication.
  3. A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
  4. A proofreader.
    Synonyms: proofreader, printer's reader
  5. A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
    Synonyms: publisher's reader, first reader
  6. A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.
  7. (chiefly Britain) A university lecturer ranking below a professor.
  8. Any device that reads something.
    a card reader, a microfilm reader
  9. A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
  10. An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.
  11. A literary anthology.
  12. A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
  13. (advertising) A newspaper advertisement designed to look like a news article rather than a commercial solicitation.
    Synonym: reading notice
  14. (in the plural) Reading glasses.
  15. (slang, gambling, in the plural) Marked playing cards used by cheaters.
  16. (obsolete, slang) A wallet or pocketbook.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • dearer, re-read, reared, reread

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