reader

Everyday

1. A reader is a person who reads, or who is reading a book, a paper or a story. tree →
2. A book used to learn to read, often with short easy stories. tree →
3. A machine or app that reads something, like a card reader or an e-reader. tree →

In the lessons

Used at school: "She is a good reader." Teachers talk to the reader of a story; writers think about their reader. Phrases: "keen reader", "early reader", "e-reader", "card reader", "mind reader".

Examples

• She is a fast reader. tree →
• The author wants the reader to feel scared. tree →
• Our class reader is about a lost dog. tree →
• My dad reads books on his e-reader. tree →
• Tap your card on the card reader. tree →
• Are you a mind reader? That's what I was thinking! tree →
• Young readers will enjoy this book. tree →
• Now, reader, time what happened by your watch. tree →

Note

Countable. Made from read + -er (the person who does it). Related: reading, readership.

In Jewish tradition

Used at school: "She is a good reader." Teachers talk to the reader of a story; writers think about their reader. Phrases: "keen reader", "early reader", "e-reader", "card reader", "mind reader".

Examples

• Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Countable. Made from read + -er (the person who does it). Related: reading, readership.