Definition of Readir
Read"er (rēd"&etilde;r), n. [AS.
r&aemacr;dere.] 1. One who reads.
Specifically: (a) One whose distinctive office is
to read prayers in a church. (b) (University
of Oxford, Eng.) One who reads lectures on scientific
subjects. Lyell. (c) A proof
reader. (d) One who reads manuscripts
offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.
2. One who reads much; one who is
studious.
3. A book containing a selection of extracts
for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a
language; a reading book.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
READER. A pocket-book. CANT.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A person who reads a publication.
- A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
- A proofreader.
- (mostly British) A university lecturer below a professor.
- A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
- A literary anthology.
- A lay of minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
- A device such as a card reader or microfilm reader.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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