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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Readers will undoubtedly become better acquainted with the variety of American Christianity but will have to use their own wits to find patterns or hear harmonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Readers shared their thoughts on what they think will come of the moon mission:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Readers can study the image and decide for themselves, of course.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Readers report having to take some models in for major repairs when essential components fail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Readers will also thank a writer for the copious use offor example, as in, and such as, because an explanation without an example is little better than no explanation at all.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker