viewer

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US /ˈvju.ɚ/ UK /ˈvjuːə/
noun Freq #16712

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies

    Use the viewer to get a better look.

  2. 2
    noun

    an observer

    The TV show had a lot of viewers.

  3. 3
    noun

    Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

    This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.

  4. 4
    noun

    Someone who watches television.

  5. 5
    noun

    Any optical device used to view photographic slides.

  6. 6
    noun

    A program that displays the contents of a file.

  7. 7
    noun

    An appointed inspector or examiner

  8. 8
    noun

    An appointed inspector or examiner:

Etymology

From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · an observer spectator
Word family
Derived forms televiewerunderviewer

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