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reader - What does it mean?

Definition of 'reader'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A person who reads a publication.
  • A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
  • A proofreader.
  • (chiefly|British) A university lecturer below a professor.
  • Any device that reads something.
  • a card reader''''', ''a microfilm '''reader
  • A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
  • A literary anthology.
  • A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
  • A newspaper advertisement designed to look like an news article rather than a commercial solicitation.
  • Derived terms

    * early reader

    Anagrams

    * * * English agent nouns