VIEWER

viewer

(noun) an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies

spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker

(noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); “the spectators applauded the performance”; “television viewers”; “sky watchers discovered a new star”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

viewer (plural viewers)

Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

Someone who watches television.

Any optical device used to view photographic slides.

(computing) A program that displays the contents of a file.

(mining, historical) The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.

Anagrams

• re-view, review

Source: Wiktionary

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View"er, n.

1. One who views or examines.

2. (Law)

Definition: A person appointed to inspect highways, fences, or the like, and to report upon the same.

3. The superintendent of a coal mine. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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