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A person who reads.
- an early reader, a talented reader
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A person who reads a publication.
- 10,000 weekly readers
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A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
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A proofreader.
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A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
- They were dog-eared by the hands of many a publisher's-reader and postman.
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A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.
- "I am commissioned by the Queen to offer you the place of Italian reader; and I assure you the offer was made with many kind expressions of interest. You will enter upon the duties, which are almost nominal, immediately."
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A university lecturer ranking below a professor.UK
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Any device that reads something.
- a card reader, a microfilm reader
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A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
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An elementary textbook for those learning to read, in a native language or a foreign language.
- Appletons’ School Readers
ant. nonreader