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reader Definition

reader (rēd′ər)

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
    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

reader Synonyms

reader

n.

  1. One who reads habitually

    bookworm, bibliophile, editor, book reviewer, literary critic, proofreader, editorial assistant, scholar, bibliomaniac, person of learning, savant, walking encyclopedia*; see also bibliophile.

  2. One who makes a profession of reading aloud

    lecturer, announcer, elocutionist, reciter, rhetorician, soliloquist, monologist, diseur, diseuse (both French), lector, instructor; see also announcer.

  3. Anyone admitted to a library

    library patron, user, browser, research worker, scholar, grind*; see also student.

  4. A book intended for the study of reading

    primer, storybook, graded text, companion volume, selected readings, anthology, collection, omnibus, models; see also book 1, collection 2, text 1.

  5. A grader of papers

    teaching assistant, T.A., lab assistant, professor; see teacher 1, 2.

reader Usage Examples

Possessives

attention: Each poem tells a story and if some are more interesting than others they all have the capacity to hold the reader's attention.

Converse of object

  • remind: But Russell skilfully reminds the reader that if causes are deduced from wrong effects then the causes themselves will be wrong.
  • invite: I sometimes write my own comments on these offerings and I invite readers to do the same.
  • refer: We would refer any reader seriously investigating these possibilities to ask him for a reprint.
  • inform: This is purely an announcement list to inform readers where to find new reviews posted on the NHI Review website.
  • enable: To enable other readers to access the material themselves.
  • introduce: In that spirit, I would like to introduce readers to a book: Survival City by Tom Vanderbilt.

Adjective modifier

  • avid: She said: " Linda is an avid reader of crime novels.
  • reluctant: For reluctant readers, words need to be changed.
  • regular: Regular readers will know I have nothing for or against the above, it's the ' ban ' word I have problems with.
  • casual: Try to write in a lively fashion and engage the casual reader rather than write as if for a journal publication.
  • fluent: This is a satisfyingly chunky book for young fluent readers who want a ' chapter book ' with an engaging character.
  • lucky: Mamas & Papas has joined up with Families NW to give one lucky reader £ 100 of vouchers to spend in-store.

Modifies a noun

poll: ROCKTASTIC MONTHLY - METAL HAMMER are conducting their infamous readers poll.

Noun used with modifier

  • acrobat: You can download a free acrobat reader for DOS, Widows, Macintosh or Unix from Adobe.
  • screen: Blind web users may use a screen reader to ' speak ' the content of the web page to them.
  • adobe: The.pdf file format opens in adobe acrobat reader.
  • microfilm: If copies were made on the sticky chemical paper used by a lot of microfilm readers it's easy for pages to stick together.
  • tarot: Beside being an astrological consultant, Alan is also a gifted tarot reader who commutes between Norfolk and New York.
  • fingerprint: The company is also introducing the product Precise 100 XS - the most cost-effective biometric fingerprint reader on the market.