casual readers
Light reading enthusiasts
Casual readers are people who read occasionally or without serious commitment, as opposed to devoted or professional readers.
A book might appeal to casual readers but frustrate scholars.
The article is accessible to casual readers.
The phrase often appears in discussions of whether content is too technical or specialized for a general audience.
- browsersWeb navigation programs
- skimmersTools removing surface matter
- hobbyistsRecreational pursuit enthusiasts
- book clubsOrganizations discussing shared literature
- magazinesPeriodic illustrated publications
just browsing · paperbacks · leafing · flipping · bestsellers · guilty pleasures · page-turners · commuters · train station · lounging · coffee table · bedside table · dog-eared pages · waiting rooms · killing time · airport · browsing · thumbing
- Reading Habitsskimming, chapter breaks, bookworms
- casual fanspart-timers, dabblers
- reader typesbook clubs, library patrons
- reader segmentsbaby boomers, boomers, millennials, Gen X, Gen Z
- readershipsubscribers, audience, subscriber base, premium subscribers, circulation
- patronspatrons, borrowers, cardholders, members, users
casual readersdevotees
Passionate adherents
die-hard fans · bookworms · bibliophiles · enthusiasts · aficionados
casual readersscholars
Experts in a field
academics · specialists · experts · researchers · literary critics
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