reader

reader
n.
one who reads

1) an avid, voracious reader

2) a regular reader (of a newspaper)

3) a copy reader (AE; BE has subeditor)

4) (rel.) a lay reader

university teacher below the rank of professor

(BE)

5) a reader in (a reader in physics)

practice book for reading

6) a basic reader

supervisor of a dissertation, thesis

7) a first; second reader

misc.

8) a mind reader (see the Usage Note for professor)

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['riːdə]
second reader
voracious reader
(rel.) a lay reader
['one who reads'] an avid
['practice book for reading'] a basic reader
['supervisor of a dissertation, thesis'] a first
a copy reader (AE; BE has subeditor)
['university teacher below the rank of professor'] (BE) a reader in (a reader in physics)
a regular reader (of a newspaper)
['misc. '] a mind reader (see the Usage Note for professor)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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