readers

NOUN

person who reads

Synonyms

STRONG

anthology bookworm editor elocutionist lector lecturer primer proofreader reciter scholar

WEAK

peruser

NOUN

one who reads habitually

Synonyms

STRONG

bibliophile bookworm editor proofreader

WEAK

bibliomaniac book reviewer literary critic

NOUN

one who makes a profession of reading aloud

Synonyms

STRONG

announcer elocutionist lector lecturer monologist reciter rhetorician

WEAK

soliloquist

NOUN

anyone admitted to a library

Synonyms

STRONG

browser scholar student user

WEAK

library patron research worker

Example Sentences

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From the beginning, Trump loved seeing himself in the paper, and readers loved reading about his lavish life.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

A new BBC predictor game is being introduced for this World Cup, allowing readers to pick a winner from every match, or go for a draw.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thayil’s memoir will absolutely encourage readers to listen again, or listen deeper, or even listen for the first time, and that’s really the highest praise you can give a rock and roll memoir.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I knew when I wrote this book that it was going to break the compact readers have with contemporary fiction where someone changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The central message that readers were bound to take away from such texts is that human beings have a mistaken sense of their own importance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton