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

"An audient with Robin Grainger" throws back to Kate Copstick's review, where she called Mike the "audient" - which means hearer, the singular term for an audience.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

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

So is “my best friend must have left their umbrella”: even if the hearer does not know if the friend is male or female, the speaker presumably does.

From Economist • Jan. 18, 2018

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

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston