READER

Reader

In some Christian churches, the reader is responsible for reading aloud excerpts of the scripture at a liturgy. In early Christian times, the reader was of particular value due to the rarity of literacy.

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reader

Noun

  1. A person who reads a publication.
  2. A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
  3. A proofreader.
  4. A university lecturer below a professor.
  5. Any device that reads something.
    a card reader, a microfilm reader
  6. A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
  7. A literary anthology.
  8. A lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service.
  9. A newspaper advertisement designed to look like an news article rather than a commercial solicitation.


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