reader

(rēdər)

noun

  1. a person who reads
  2. a person appointed or elected to read lessons, prayers, etc. aloud in church
  3. a person who reads and evaluates manuscripts for a publication
  4. proofreader
  5. a person who records the readings of meters, etc., as for a public utilities company
    in full meter reader
    1. a schoolbook containing stories, poems, etc. for use in teaching how to read
    2. an anthology or omnibus
  6. Brit. a university teacher ranking below a professor: approximately equivalent to an associate professor in the U.S.
  7. an assistant who reads and marks examinations, themes, etc. for a professor
  8. ☆ a magnifying device for viewing microfilm or microfiche
  9. one who reads, or interprets, lines in the palm of a hand, tea-leaf patterns, horoscopes, etc., as to predict the future

See reader in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that reads.
  2. One who publicly recites literary works.
  3. a. A person employed by a publisher to read and evaluate manuscripts.
    b. One who corrects printers' proofs; a proofreader.
  4. A teaching assistant who reads and grades examination papers.
  5. Chiefly British A university teacher, especially one ranking next below a professor.
  6. a. A textbook of reading exercises.
    b. An anthology, especially a literary anthology.
  7. A layperson or minor cleric who recites lessons or prayers in church services.

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