reader

US /ˈɹidɚ/ UK /ˈɹiːdə/ See IPA manual

Freq #8838

Meanings

1

noun
A person who reads, or who reads a particular publication.

The magazine has thousands of weekly readers.
2

noun
A device that reads information.

Hold your ticket up to the card reader.
3

noun
A simple book for people learning to read or learning a language.

The class used an easy reader to practise their English.

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Forms readers

Derived forms book-readercopyreadercounterreadere-readerfeedreaderhyperreaderinterreaderintrareaderlipreadermicroreadermind-readernewsreader

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Etymology

From Middle English reder, redar, redere, redare, from Old English rēdere, rǣdere (“a reader; scholar; diviner”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādāri, equivalent to read + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Räider (“advisor”), Dutch rader (“advisor”), German Rater (“advisor”).

reder Middle English rēdere Old English *rādāri Proto-West Germanic

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# reader

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹidɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹiːdə/
**Frequency rank:** 8838

## Meanings
1. A person who reads, or who reads a particular publication.
2. A device that reads information.
3. A simple book for people learning to read or learning a language.

## Examples
- The magazine has thousands of weekly readers.
- Hold your ticket up to the card reader.
- The class used an easy reader to practise their English.

## Derived Forms
- book-reader
- copyreader
- counterreader
- e-reader
- feedreader
- hyperreader
- interreader
- intrareader
- lipreader
- microreader
- mind-reader
- newsreader

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: reder
- Root: rēdere
- Root: *rādāri

## Etymology
From Middle English reder, redar, redere, redare, from Old English rēdere, rǣdere (“a reader; scholar; diviner”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādāri, equivalent to read + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Räider (“advisor”), Dutch rader (“advisor”), German Rater (“advisor”).

## AI Etymology
Reader comes from Middle English reder, redar, redere, redare, from Old English rēdere, rǣdere (“a reader; scholar; diviner”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādāri, equivalent to read + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Räider (“advisor”), Dutch rader (“advisor”), German Rater (“advisor”). Modern senses include a person who reads, or who reads a particular publication. and a device that reads information.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as book-reader, copyreader, counterreader, e-reader, feedreader, and hyperreader.

## Topics
- People & Society

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