listener
noun
Simple meaning
A function that runs in response to an event.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lisuhnerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɪsənɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
Someone who listens attentively
slang
A person's ear.
formal
A musical anthology.
computingprogrammingchiefly Java
A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
Used this way, listener is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use listener
- “As a good listener, she always makes people feel understood and heard.”noun
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