READER Definition & Meaning

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reader

[ ree-der ]

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noun

a person who reads.
a schoolbook for instruction and practice in reading.
a second-grade reader.
a book of collected or assorted writings, especially when related in theme, authorship, or instructive purpose; anthology:
a Hemingway reader; a sci-fi reader.
a person employed to read and evaluate manuscripts offered for publication.
a proofreader.
a person who reads or recites before an audience; elocutionist.
a person authorized to read the lessons, Bible, etc., in a church service.
a lecturer or instructor, especially in some British universities:
to be appointed reader in English history.
an assistant to a professor, who grades examinations, papers, etc.
Computers. a device that reads data, programs, or control information from an external storage medium for transmission to main storage. Compare optical character reader.
a machine or device that projects or enlarges a microform image on a screen or other surface for reading.
a playing card marked on its back so that the suit or denomination of the card can be identified.
Library Science. the user of a library; library patron.

reader

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noun

a person who reads
a person who is fond of reading
1. at a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor
2. a teaching assistant in a faculty who grades papers, examinations, etc, on behalf of a professor
1. a book that is part of a planned series for those learning to read
2. a standard textbook, esp for foreign-language learning
a person who reads aloud in public
a person who reads and assesses the merit of manuscripts submitted to a publisher
a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors by comparison with the original copy; proofreader
short for lay reader
Judaism another word for cantor

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Origin of reader¹

before 1000; Middle English reder ( e ), redar ( e ), Old English ��ǣ��. See read ¹, -er ¹

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Storytelling grants readers the chance to linger long enough for the horror to subside and a greater sense of empathy and understanding to emerge.

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