reader
/'ri:də/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who reads or is reading: Someone who looks at and understands the meaning of written or printed words.
- A person who reads a particular publication or service: Someone who subscribes to or regularly reads a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical.
- A person who enjoys reading: Someone who reads frequently for pleasure or interest.
- A person who reads and assesses written material professionally: Someone employed to read manuscripts, proofs, or texts to evaluate, correct, or select them for publication.
- A university teacher ranking below a professor: A junior academic position, especially in British universities.
- A book containing selected passages or exercises for students: A textbook, especially for learning a language or improving reading skills.
- A layperson who leads part of a church service: In some Christian churches, a person, not necessarily ordained, who reads lessons or scriptures during a service.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She is an avid reader of historical novels. (She reads historical novels frequently and with great interest.)
- The newspaper has millions of readers. (Millions of people regularly read that newspaper.)
- He works as a reader for a publishing house. (His job is to evaluate manuscripts submitted for publication.)
- She was appointed as a reader in English literature. (She obtained a senior academic position at the university.)
- This French reader is designed for intermediate students. (This textbook contains French texts for learners at an intermediate level.)
- The reader stood at the lectern to read the first lesson. (The person appointed read the scripture passage to the congregation.)
Advanced Usage
- The common reader: Refers to the average, non-specialist person who reads for pleasure and general knowledge.
- The author's style is accessible to the common reader.
- Mind reader: (Idiomatic) A person who seems to know what another person is thinking.
- I can't be a mind reader; you have to tell me what you want.
Variants and Related Words
- Readership (n): The collective readers of a particular publication.
- The magazine has a young readership.
- Proofreader (n): A person who reads printed proofs to find and mark errors for correction. (This is a compound word where 'reader' is part of it).
- Readable (adj): Easy or pleasant to read.
Synonyms
- Peruser: A person who reads or examines something, typically in a casual or thorough way.
- Subscriber: A person who arranges to receive a publication or service regularly.
- Reviewer: A person who writes critical assessments of books or other works (overlaps in the evaluative sense).
- Bibliophile: A person who loves or collects books.
Related Phrases
- To be a heavy/light reader: To read a large/small number of books.
- He's a heavy reader, finishing a book every week.
- To appeal to the reader: To be interesting or attractive to the people who read it.
- The story's relatable characters appeal to the reader.
Related Idioms
- Take something as a given/read (from "read my mind"): To assume something is understood or agreed upon without it being stated.
- I thought our plans were settled, but I shouldn't have taken it as a read.
- Read between the lines: To look for or understand a hidden or implied meaning.
- A careful reader will read between the lines of the official statement.
Noun
- one of a series of texts for students learning to read
- a public lecturer at certain universities
- someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
- someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
- someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
- a person who can read; a literate person
- someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
- a person who enjoys reading