LECTOR

lector, lecturer, reader

(noun) a public lecturer at certain universities

lector, reader

(noun) someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lector (plural lectors)

A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.

A public lecturer or reader at some universities.

(historical, US, cigar industry) A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.

Anagrams

• Colter, colter

Source: Wiktionary


Lec"tor, n. Etym: [L. See Lection.] (Eccl.)

Definition: A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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