hearer
Example Sentences
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Logical reasoning is the set of reasonable words that leads the hearer to understand something.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2024
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
