LISTENER Definition & Meaning

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listener

[ lis-uh-ner ]

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noun

someone who gives attention with the ear, especially for the purpose of hearing specific sounds, speech, instructions, etc.:
At story time, you may choose to be a reader or a listener.
someone who listens to a radio broadcast or to a specific radio program:
They attract teenage listeners with pop songs about first love.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of listener¹

First recorded in 1600–20; listen ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

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On Radio 2, one listener texted Sheeran to offer their praise.

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“It was also a home for many L.A. listeners, and with my old boss back programming KROQ, I’m excited to be speaking my own version of the English language again at the station I love.”

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Critics of the show have accused it of “gatekeeping” callers on behalf of the listener by screening for quality.

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Though most true-crime podcasts and series focus on white women, a study by Pew Research found that listeners of these type of podcasts are largely Black and Latino women.

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“He’s a great listener, a great philosopher and his story of working at McDonald’s to get his first guitar has always stayed with me.”

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