reader

[ree-der] / ˈri dər /

NOUN

one who reads habitually

Synonyms

STRONG

bibliophile bookworm editor proofreader

WEAK

bibliomaniac book reviewer literary critic

NOUN

one who makes a profession of reading aloud

Synonyms

STRONG

announcer elocutionist lector lecturer monologist reciter rhetorician

WEAK

soliloquist

NOUN

anyone admitted to a library

Synonyms

STRONG

browser scholar student user

WEAK

library patron research worker

NOUN

person who reads

Synonyms

STRONG

anthology bookworm editor elocutionist lector lecturer primer proofreader reciter scholar

WEAK

peruser

Example Sentences

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No doubt some readers will disagree with our decision to run the essay by Iran’s foreign minister nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal

How do you justify that math to your readers?

From MarketWatch

Such errors mar but do not undermine the book, which leaves the reader with a sense of déjà vu.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warning: This court report contains details which some readers may find very distressing.

From BBC

This change in personnel helped build the magazine’s journalistic muscle and was probably best for its readers.

From The Wall Street Journal