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- [ree-der]
- /ˈri dər/
- /ˈriːdə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-der]
- /ˈri dər/
Definitions of reader word
- noun reader the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data. 1
- noun reader sb who reads 1
- noun reader device for reading 1
- noun reader device for reading eBooks 1
- noun reader schoolbook 1
- noun reader academic: professor 1
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Origin of reader
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English reder(e), redar(e), Old English rǣdere. See read1, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reader
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reader popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reader usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reader
noun reader
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- bestseller — A bestseller is a book of which a great number of copies has been sold.
- bibliophile — a person who collects or is fond of books
- book — A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
Antonyms for reader
noun reader
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- freelancer — freelance (def 1).
- essayist — A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
- ghostwriter — A person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.
- wordsmith — an expert in the use of words.