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readers

/ˈɹiːdəz/ /ˈɹidɚz/

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A person who reads

Examples :

"an early reader, a talented reader"

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A person who reads a publication.

Examples :

"10,000 weekly readers"

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A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.

Examples :

"The school's poetry club had several dedicated readers who performed poems at the annual school assembly. "

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A proofreader.

Examples :

"Our team of readers carefully checked the report for typos before it was submitted to the boss. "

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A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits

Examples :

"The publishing company hired three new readers to help them choose which books to publish. "

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A university lecturer ranking below a professor.

Examples :

"The university appointed two new readers in the English department this year to help with the increased workload. "

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Any device that reads something.

Examples :

"a card reader, a microfilm reader"

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A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.

Examples :

""To practice the grammar rules in our English textbook, we use the accompanying readers that provide extra exercises." "

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An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.

Examples :

"The teacher uses readers with simple stories to help her students learn to read English. "

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A literary anthology.

Examples :

"The professor assigned a readers containing short stories from diverse authors for the introductory literature course. "

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A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.

Examples :

"In some churches, the readers are specially trained lay people who proclaim the scripture during the service. "

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A newspaper advertisement designed to look like a news article rather than a commercial solicitation.

Examples :

"The newspaper was criticized for printing too many readers that were hard to distinguish from real news. "

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(in the plural) Reading glasses.

Examples :

""Grandma always keeps her readers on a chain around her neck so she can easily see the newspaper." "

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(in the plural) Marked playing cards used by cheats.

Examples :

"The experienced gambler spotted the readers in the deck, knowing someone was trying to cheat. "

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