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reader

[ree-der] / ˈri dər /


NOUN
one who makes a profession of reading aloud
Synonyms
NOUN
anyone admitted to a library
Synonyms




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A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Keen reader Harold Macmillan gave a collection of Rudyard Kipling books.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I thought of this the other day when a reader was talking with me about something I wrote in these pages over the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“It’s good-humored without being comedy or satire but opens serious friendly discussions about contemporary problems,” reader Christine Almeida writes of the novel that won the 2021 National Book Award for fiction.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Rubio steps off the ramp and pulls an atmospheric reader out of his bag.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

These bookshops have long had a loyal following not just in Hong Kong, but also among many mainland Chinese readers.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The company, whose automated license readers document plate data as vehicles drive past, says it has partnerships with 5,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A Prudie reader has some wise words for how to navigate that situation—and readers of the column weigh in on a variety of other dilemmas, too.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Moved by her story, some WSJ readers found Lee and sent her money to help her pay down past debts during her search.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Later my sons set upon it like apprentice palm readers, trying to divine the fate of their world from the lengths and curves of its rivers.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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