Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for reader


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈri dər

Top 10 synonyms for reader Other synonyms for the word reader

Définition of reader

Origin :
  • Old English rædere "person who reads aloud to others; lector; scholar; diviner, interpreter," agent noun from rædan (see read (v.)). Cf. Dutch rader "adviser," Old High German ratari "counselor." Old English fem. form was rædistre.
  • noun one who reads habitually
  • noun one who makes a profession of reading aloud
  • noun anyone admitted to a library
  • noun person who reads
Example sentences :
  • The consonants were reproduced but the reader was forced to guess at the vowels.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • But we forget that the reader has not yet been made acquainted with the guest.
  • Extract from : « A Select Party (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • What that truth may be, we leave to the intelligence of the reader to divine.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • One purpose of this introduction is to prepare the reader for such a shock.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The youth vanishes; no reader can find a trace of him, or even an allusion to him.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Again and again the reader asks himself why Iago is so venomous.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • It is for the reader to say whether Shakespeare blurred the picture, or bettered it.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • For further information the reader is referred to other writers.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • To a reader the mere mention of a book brings up recollections.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • And, for his history, let not the reader apprehend an empty repetition of ding-dong-bell.
  • Extract from : « A Bell's Biography » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019