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   reader

   /ˈriːdə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who reads or who is fond of reading: "she's an avid reader"
   • ▪ a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, or text: "Guardian readers"
   • ▪ a person entitled to use a particular library.
   • ▪ a person who reads and reports to a publisher or producer on the merits of manuscripts submitted for publication or production, or who provides critical comments on the text.
   • ▪ a proofreader.
   • ▪ short for lay reader
   • 2. a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument: "a meter reader"
   • 3. a book containing extracts of a text or texts, designed to give learners of a language practice in reading.
   • 4. a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor: British "Dr Gardiner is Reader in Mathematics"
   • 5. a device that produces on a screen a magnified, readable image of a microfiche or microfilm.
   • ▪ a device or piece of software used for reading or obtaining data stored on tape, cards, or other media.

   Word Origin Old Englishrǣdere ‘interpreter of dreams, reader’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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