viewer

[ vyoo-er ]
/ ˈvyu ər /
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noun

a person or thing that views.
a person who watches television, often a devotee of television or of a particular kind of television program: a weekly show aimed at teenage viewers.
any of various optical devices to facilitate viewing, especially one that is small and boxlike with a magnifying lens, and sometimes a light source, in which a photographic transparency may be viewed.
an eyepiece or viewfinder.
an official inspector of property, public works, or the like.

Origin of viewer

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at view, -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM viewer

non·view·er, noun un·der·view·er, noun

Words nearby viewer

view halloa, view halloo, view mark, viewable, viewdata, viewer, viewership, viewfinder, viewing, viewing lens, viewless

Words related to viewer

watcher, observer, spectator, onlooker, deponent, seer, beholder, bystander, testimony, signer, testifier, proof, eyewitness, signatory, attestor, looker-on, corroborator

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British Dictionary definitions for viewer

viewer
/ (ˈvjuːə) /

noun

a person who views something, esp television
any optical device by means of which something is viewed, esp one used for viewing photographic transparencies
law a person appointed by a court to inspect and report upon property, etc

Derived forms of viewer

viewership, noun