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


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


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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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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