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listener

[lis-uh-ner] / ˈlɪs ə nər /
NOUN
hearer
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NOUN
one who hears
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For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David answer a few more listener questions, just to tide you over until after a quick break.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Today, according to career experts, being an active listener or agreeable conversationalist might hold more weight, particularly in communicating ideas.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

By age 25 Belafonte was touring nationally, and one listener, the film impresario Otto Preminger, cast him as the male lead in his 1954 movie, “Carmen Jones.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

His late father, Peter, was recruited as a listener after fleeing Germany where he was detained in Buchenwald concentration camp.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Eager to share his knowledge on any subject, he neglected to ascertain the interest of his listener or, in my case, reader.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

By comparison, the KPop Demon Hunters cast have 27 million monthly listeners on the streaming platform.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Each year, the Grammy-winning singer curates itineraries for different locations across the globe for her listeners to follow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

At that time, “Love” was floating around 1 million listeners on Spotify.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The streaming service says the AI Persona badge, that will start appearing on some profiles from mid-September, will flag to listeners if an "artist's identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Some listeners missed the program’s beginning and, at first, believed the newsflashes.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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