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
6. 1. a schoolbook containing stories, poems, etc. for use in teaching how to read
   2. an anthology or omnibus
7. Brit. a university teacher ranking below a professor: approximately equivalent to an associate professor in the U.S.
8. an assistant who reads and marks examinations, themes, etc. for a professor
9. ☆ a magnifying device for viewing microfilm or microfiche
10. one who reads, or interprets, lines in the palm of a hand, tea-leaf patterns, horoscopes, etc., as to predict the future