LISTENER

hearer, listener, auditor, attender

(noun) someone who listens attentively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

listener (plural listeners)

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

(computing, programming, chiefly Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.

(slang) A person's ear.

Anagrams

• Leinster, Leitners, enlister, re-enlist, reenlist, relisten

Source: Wiktionary


Lis"ten*er, n.

Definition: One who listens; a hearkener.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

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