"reader" Definition

Definitions for the word "reader" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
One who reads.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A proof reader.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
One who reads much; one who is studious.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
1 person who reads. 2 book intended to give reading practice, esp. In a foreign language. 3 device for producing an image that can be read from microfilm etc. 4 (also reader) university lecturer of the highest grade below professor. 5 publisher''s employee who reports on submitted manuscripts. 6 printer''s proof-corrector. 7 person appointed to read aloud, esp. In church.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
9. slang
a pocket-book; “Touch him for his READER,” _i.e._, rob him of his pocket-book.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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