a person who reads.

a schoolbook for instruction and practice in reading

a second-grade reader.

a book of collected or assorted writings, esp. when related in theme, authorship, or instructive purpose; anthology

a Hemingway reader; a sci-fi reader.

a person employed to read and evaluate manuscripts offered for publication.

a proofreader.

a person who reads or recites before an audience; elocutionist.

a person authorized to read the lessons, Bible, etc., in a church service.

a lecturer or instructor, esp. in some British universities

to be appointed reader in English history.

an assistant to a professor, who grades examinations, papers, etc.

Computers . a device that reads data, programs, or control information from an external storage medium for transmission to main storage. Compare card reader , optical character reader .

a machine or device that projects or enlarges a microform image on a screen or other surface for reading.

a playing card marked on its back so that the suit or denomination of the card can be identified.

Library Science . the user of a library; library patron.

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anthology , bookworm , editor , elocutionist , lector , lecturer , peruser , primer , proofreader , reciter , scholar