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
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.
• 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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
