general reader
- laypersonNon-specialist or unordained person
- casualRelaxed and informal
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- accessibleAble to be reached
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
popular · curious · browser · bookworm · armchair · everyday · novice · interested · amateur · digest · paperback · bestseller · readable · approachable · commuter · bedside · leisure · browsing
specialization of audience
general readerspecialist
Expert in one field
expert · professional · scholar · academic · subject matter expert
professional role
general readereditor
One who revises text
critic · literary critic · peer reviewer · publisher · author