reader

[ ree-der ]

/ ˈri dər /

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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

Words nearby reader

read/write head, readability, readable, readdress, reade, reader, readership, readies, readily, readiness, reading

Definition for reader (2 of 2)

optical scanning

noun

the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.

Compare optical character recognition.

Origin of optical scanning

First recorded in 1955–60

Example sentences from the Web for reader

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

The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago |Charles Shafaieh |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.

The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’ |Lizzie Crocker |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.

The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player |William O’Connor |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet Lohse is confident that the reader will take his actions as the fruits of selfless moral courage.

An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance |Stefan Beck |November 24, 2014 |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.

The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney |William O’Connor |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They studied from whatever book they liked best, each child bringing the "Reader" or "Speller" he could most easily lay hands on.

Peak and Prairie |Anna Fuller
Give me leave then, dear reader, to place before you the whole of the circumstances.

Three Years' War |Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
When I compare the position of the reader of to-day with that of his predecessor of the sixteenth century.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3 |Various
Without burdening the reader too much, a few special terms must be explained.

Chats on Old Lace and Needlework |Emily Leigh Lowes
In conclusion I should like to express in words what must be only too apparent to every reader of this statement.

The Evolution of the Dragon |G. Elliot Smith

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)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

reader

noun

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OTHER WORDS FROM reader

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Definition for reader (2 of 2)

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for reader

British Dictionary definitions for reader

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