hearer

Example Sentences

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“That is, the person who uses them has his own private definition but allows his hearer to think he means something quite different.”

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The reviewer called Mike his "audient" - which means hearer - the singular term for an audience.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

Then he described the sight with a nicely fluid word that can mean exactly what the hearer wishes it to mean: “unique.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

There is an internet and conversational term: "TMI" "too much information" used to describe situations in which the hearer or receiver of revelations feels "enough is enough."

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017

The hearer can carry it tucked away without it taking up much room.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston