READER

reader

(noun) one of a series of texts for students learning to read

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

proofreader, reader

(noun) someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections

reader

(noun) a person who enjoys reading

reader

(noun) a person who can read; a literate person

reviewer, referee, reader

(noun) someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

subscriber, reader

(noun) someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

reader (plural readers)

A person who reads

A person who reads a publication.

A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.

A proofreader.

A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits

(chiefly, British) A university lecturer ranking below a professor.

Any device that reads something.

A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.

An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.

A literary anthology.

A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.

(advertising) A newspaper advertisement designed to look like a news article rather than a commercial solicitation.

Synonym: reading notice

(in the plural) Reading glasses.

(slang, gambling, in the plural) Marked playing cards used by cheats.

Anagrams

• dearer, re-read, reared, reread

Noun

Reader (plural Readers)

(religion) A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead most services in the Anglican Church

Usage notes

See reader (7) for usage in other denominations.

The Anglican usage is the equivalent of lay reader, lay speaker, lay preacher and local preacher in other denominations.

Anagrams

• dearer, re-read, reared, reread

Source: Wiktionary

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Read"er, n. Etym: [AS. rædere.]

1. One who reads. Specifically: (a) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church. (b) (University of Oxford, Eng.) One who reads lectures on scientific subjects. Lyell. (c) A proof reader. (d) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.

2. One who reads much; one who is studious.

3. A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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