reader
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who reads proof to find errors and mark corrections.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reederSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹidɚ
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 reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
A person who reads a publication.
Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
A person who enjoys reading
A person who can read; a literate person
Someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
Used this way, reader is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use reader
- “She is an avid reader and always has a book with her.”noun
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