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readers

NOUN

person who reads

Synonyms

STRONG

anthology bookworm editor elocutionist lector lecturer primer proofreader reciter scholar

WEAK

peruser

NOUN

one who reads habitually

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bibliophile bookworm editor proofreader

WEAK

bibliomaniac book reviewer literary critic

NOUN

one who makes a profession of reading aloud

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STRONG

announcer elocutionist lector lecturer monologist reciter rhetorician

WEAK

soliloquist

NOUN

anyone admitted to a library

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STRONG

browser scholar student user

WEAK

library patron research worker

Example Sentences

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More than 60,000 Wall Street Journal readers tested their knowledge against high-school personal-finance whizzes this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Then there’s the real world—the one where readers and viewers lap up celebrity updates, clickbait headlines, and bleed-and-lead news segments.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The hum for readers of this well-crafted book comes from seeing its determined protagonist try to foil that scheme while ensuring poetic justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The other thing is that it takes a larger narrative—in this case no-bid contracts—and narrows it down to something readers can understand.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Just as the chapters on whaling in Moby Dick can be omitted by all but the most punishment-loving readers, so the packing scenes that Morgenstern details here are really best left alone.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman