hearer

CEFRB2

/ˈhɪəɹə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who listens to or hears something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener.

Examples

  • She was an active hearer of music.

  • The speaker captivated every hearer in the audience.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhiɹə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. One who hears.

More examples

In context

  • The hearer listened carefully to instructions.

  • Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.

  • Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher asked the blank to repeat the instructions she had just said clearly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English heerar, herere, hyerere, equivalent to hear + -er.