reader
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
readers
plural
readers
Britannica Dictionary definition of READER
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1
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a person who reads a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
— often + of
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see also mind reader, newsreader
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The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions.
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She's a fast/slow/avid/voracious reader.
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He's not much of a reader. [=he doesn't enjoy reading books, magazines, etc.]
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a magazine with three million readers
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a reader of science fiction
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regular readers of the newspaper
2
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a machine that is used for reading text or information that is stored on film, tape, etc.
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a microfilm reader
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a card reader
3
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a book that is used to learn how to read or to practice reading in your own language or in a foreign language
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a first-grade reader
4
British
or
Reader
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a teacher at a university who ranks just below a professor
