reader
read‧er S3 W2 /ˈriːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
The book will appeal to young readers.
I’ve always been an avid reader (=someone who reads a lot).
reader of
He’s a great reader of crime fiction.
a fast/slow reader
2. OF A NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly:
The newspaper gradually lost readers during the 1980s.
3. BOOK an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language
4. TEACHER Reader an important teacher in a British university
Reader in
a Reader in Sociology at Bristol University
5. EQUIPMENT technical a piece of electronic equipment that can read information that is stored or recorded somewhere, for example on a card
⇨ mind reader, newsreader
■ adjectives
▪a slow/fast reader Her son was quite a slow reader.
▪a good reader He's not a good reader but he wants to try a new story.
▪a poor reader (=someone who is not good at reading) All these students had been judged to be poor readers.
▪a great reader (=someone who reads a lot of books) My father was a great reader.
▪an avid/voracious reader (=someone who eagerly reads a lot of books) She was an avid reader of historical novels.
read‧er S3 W2 /ˈriːdə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: read, reader, readership, reading, readability; verb: read; adjective: readable ≠ unreadable
1. SOMEBODY WHO READS someone who reads books, or who reads in a particular way:
reader of
a fast/slow reader
2. OF A NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE someone who reads a particular newspaper or magazine regularly:
3. BOOK an easy book for children who are learning to read or for people who are learning a foreign language
4. TEACHER Reader an important teacher in a British university
Reader in
5. EQUIPMENT technical a piece of electronic equipment that can read information that is stored or recorded somewhere, for example on a card
⇨ mind reader, newsreader
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Reader
Reader, The
noun [uncountable]
a weekly US newspaper printed in Chicago. It mainly covers news, entertainment, politics, and culture.
Reader, The
noun [uncountable]a weekly US newspaper printed in Chicago. It mainly covers news, entertainment, politics, and culture.