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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

Synonyms

STRONG

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

Synonyms

STRONG

browser scholar student user

WEAK

library patron research worker

Example Sentences

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Many of Swann’s readers admit a similar skepticism until they cracked her book’s spine and discovered they couldn’t put it down.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

According to researchers from Trinity's School of English, this suggests that early medieval readers placed significant value on Old English poetry.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

And sidewalks aren’t the only infrastructure problem, as other readers noted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

In Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s 1965 novel for young readers, a 12-year-old girl finds an enchanting refuge in a forbidding mansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

That not only can be confusing to today’s readers but sometimes makes the speaker appear ignorant.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis