reader

noun

1. A person who reads.

   “an early reader, a talented reader”

2. A person who reads a publication.

   “10,000 weekly readers”

3. A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.

4. A proofreader.

5. A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.

6. A position attached to aristocracy, or to the wealthy, with the task of reading aloud, often in a foreign language.

7. chiefly britishA university lecturer ranking below a professor.

8. Any device that reads something.

   “a card reader, a microfilm reader”

9. A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.

10. An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.

    “Appletons’ School Readers”

11. A literary anthology.

12. A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.

13. advertisingA newspaper advertisement designed to look like a news article rather than a commercial solicitation.

14. Reading glasses.