reader
/ˈɹi.dɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who reads a publication.
noun
A proofreader.
noun
A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
noun
A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.
Example Sentences
- "an early reader, a talented reader"
- "10,000 weekly readers"
- "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.”"
- "They were dog-eared by the hands of many a publisher's-reader and postman."
- ""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.""
- "a card reader, a microfilm reader"
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹi.dɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹiː.də/