Reader Meaning
/ˈɹidɚ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who reads.
nounA person who reads a publication.
Sentence Examples
An astute reader should be willing to weigh everything they read, including anonymous sources.
A careful reader would have noticed the mistake.
An avid reader of science fiction
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The librarian recommended the book to every ____ who visited the library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The magazine's loyal ____ base had grown steadily over the past decade to over a million subscribers.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English reder, redar, redere, redare, from Old English rēdere, rǣdere (“a reader; scholar; diviner”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādāri, equivalent to read + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Räider (“advisor”), Dutch rader (“advisor”), German Rater (“advisor”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In its May 1965 issue, Life magazine condemned skateboards as a “menace to limb and even to life,” and cautioned readers about riders who “take over the paths made for peaceful strollers.”"
— 2018 July 13, Jaime Marie Davis, “How photographers have captured skateboarding through generations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025:
"They were dog-eared by the hands of many a publisher's-reader and postman."
— 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VIII, in Capricornia, page 123:
""I am commissioned by the Queen to offer you the place of Italian reader; and I assure you the offer was made with many kind expressions of interest. You will enter upon the duties, which are almost nominal, immediately.""
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 83–84:
"The reMarkable PDF reader is really targeted at the digital writing market, rather than the digital reading market, though most serious e-readers support pens for annotations and signatures."
— 2019 June 27, Jack Schofield, “What’s the best cheap tablet or e-reader for PDF files?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2023:
"A quick search on Kaiser's website, there was nothing that talked about plate readers or a usage policy."
— 2023 December 1, Da Lin, “Privacy advocates accuse Kaiser of not following state law on license plate readers”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The librarian recommended the book to every ____ who visited the library.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The magazine's loyal ____ base had grown steadily over the past decade to over a million subscribers.