reader

One with books

A reader is someone who reads.

The word often implies habit or preference: She's an avid reader, He's not much of a reader.

A reader can be a person who reads aloud to others, or one who evaluates manuscripts for publishers.

In education, a reader is a book of collected texts for instruction.

Reader also names devices that scan or interpret data: a card reader, an e-reader for digital books.

bookworm

bibliophile

Lover of books

fiction · nonfiction · poetry · prose · narrative · genre · bestseller · classics · hardcover · paperback

digital

Kindle

Electronic reading tablet

  • NookBookseller's e-reader brand
  • tabletFlat portable computing device
  • e-inkLow-power reflective display

PDF · EPUB · hyperlink · scrolling · backlight · download · Kobo · sync · touchscreen · battery

student

textbook

Academic subject manual

literacy · academic · lesson · classroom · homework · assignment · comprehension · note-taking · highlighter · annotation

accessibility

audiobooks

Narrated literary recordings

audio-description · tactile · assistive

interpretation

analysis

Methodical study of parts

insight · perspective · context · inference · nuance · subtext · implication · exegesis · hermeneutics · decoding

broadcast

newsreader

Broadcast journalism presenter

bulletin · headlines · broadcast · on-air · desk · studio · script · live · presenter · announcer

Categories
Opposites
literary production vs. consumption

readerwriter

Creator of texts

author · novelist · poet · playwright · journalist

literacy and engagement with text

readerilliterate

Cannot read or write

nonreader · aliterate · reluctant reader

oral vs. written communication

readerlistener

One who attends aurally

hearer · viewer

Phrases
Family

read, reading, unread, reread, misread, readable, readers, unreadable, proofread

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