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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
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
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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