reader

reader
reader [rēd′ər]
n.
1. a person who reads
2. a person appointed or elected to read lessons, prayers, etc. aloud in church: cf. LECTOR
3. a person who reads and evaluates manuscripts for a publication
4. short for PROOFREADER
5. a person who records the readings of meters, etc., as for a public utilities company: in full meter reader
6.
a) a schoolbook containing stories, poems, etc. for use in teaching how to read
b) an anthology or omnibus
7. Brit. a university teacher ranking below a professor: approximately equivalent to an associate professor in the U.S.
8. an assistant who reads and marks examinations, themes, etc. for a professor
☆ 9. a magnifying device for viewing microfilm or microfiche
10. one who reads, or interprets, lines in the palm of a hand, tea-leaf patterns, horoscopes, etc., as to predict the future

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