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read·er / ˈrēdər/ • n. 1. a person who reads or who is fond of reading: the books of Roald Dahl appeal to young readers she's an avid reader. ∎ a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, or text: Times readers. ∎ short for lay reader. ∎ a person entitled to use a particular library. ∎ a person who reads and reports to a publisher or producer on the merits of manuscripts submitted for publication or production, or who provides critical comments on the text prior to publication. ∎ a person who reads and grades examinations and papers for a professor. ∎ short for proofreader (see proofread). ∎ a person who interprets the significance of tarot cards, horoscopes, lines in the palm of a hand, etc., so as to predict the future: a tarot reader. 2. a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument: a meter reader. 3. a book containing extracts of a particular author's work or passages of text designed to give learners of a language practice in reading. 4. (usu. Reader) Brit. a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor. 5. a machine for producing on a screen a magnified, readable image of any desired part of a microfiche or microfilm. ∎ Comput. a device or piece of software used for reading or obtaining data stored on tape, cards, or other media. |
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"reader." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reader." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-reader.html "reader." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-reader.html |
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reader. In the Anglican Communion, a lay person licensed to conduct religious services. The office in its present form in the C of E dates from 1866. Readers are formally admitted to their office by a bishop, from whom they may receive a licence for a particular parish or for the diocese generally. The duties which may be assigned to them include the reading of Morning and Evening Prayer (except the Absolution), distributing the Bread and Wine at the Eucharist, officiating at the Burial of the Dead, and preaching. Since 1969 women have been eligible for the office.
In the Episcopal Church of Scotland the Canons of 1863 provided for lay readers and many provinces of the Anglican Communion have since established readers with duties similar to those exercised in the C of E. See also LECTORS. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "reader." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "reader." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-reader.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "reader." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-reader.html |
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reader A device for holding or moving a data medium and sensing the data encoded on it. See card reader, document reader.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "reader." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "reader." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-reader.html JOHN DAINTITH. "reader." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-reader.html |
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reader •bedder, cheddar, Edda, Enzedder, header, Kedah, shedder, shredder, spreader, tedder, threader, treader, Vedda
•elder, Griselda, welder, Zelda
•addenda, agenda, amender, ascender, attender, bender, blender, Brenda, contender, corrigenda, descender, engender, extender, fazenda, fender, gender, Glenda, Gwenda, hacienda, Länder, lender, mender, offender, pudenda, recommender, referenda, render, sender, slender, spender, splendour (US splendor), surrender, suspender, tender, Venda, weekender, Wenda
•parascender • bartender
•homesteader • newsvendor
•spot-welder
•abrader, Ada, blockader, crusader, dissuader, evader, fader, grader, Grenada, invader, masquerader, Nader, parader, persuader, raider, Rigveda, Seder, serenader, trader, upgrader, Veda, wader
•attainder, remainder
•rollerblader
•Aïda, bleeder, Breda, breeder, cedar, conceder, corrida, Derrida, Elfreda, Etheldreda, feeder, follow-my-leader, interceder, interpleader, kneader, leader, Leda, Lieder, misleader, pleader, reader, seceder, seeder, speeder, stampeder, succeeder, weeder
•fielder, midfielder, wielder, yielder
•outfielder • bandleader • ringleader
•cheerleader • copyreader
•mind-reader • sight-reader
•stockbreeder • proofreader
•newsreader
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"reader." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "reader." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-reader.html "reader." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-reader.html |
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