reader
/ˈriːdə(r)/noun
1
- a person who reads or who is fond of reading读者; 爱读书的人：
the books of Roald Dahl appeal to young readers
罗阿尔德·达尔的书深受年轻人青睐
she's an avid reader.
她是个读起书来废寝忘食的人。
1.1
- a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, or text（某报纸、杂志或文本的）读者：
Guardian readers.
《卫报》读者。
1.2
- short for LAY READER.LAY READER的简称。
1.3
- a person entitled to use a particular library（某图书馆特定的）读者。
1.4
- a person who reads and reports to a publisher or producer on the merits of manuscripts submitted for publication or production, or who provides critical comments on the text prior to publication（出版社特约的）审稿人。
1.5
- a proofreader校对人。
2
- a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument抄表员：
a meter reader.
抄表员。
3
- a book containing extracts of a particular author's work or passages of text designed to give learners of a language practice in reading读本; 选集。
4
Reader
Brit. a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor〈英〉（大学的）高级讲师。
5
- a machine for producing on a screen a magnified, readable image of any desired part of a microfiche or microfilm（单片缩影胶片、缩影胶片）阅读器。
5.1
- Computing a device or piece of software used for reading or obtaining data stored on tape, cards, or other media【计算机】读数器, 阅读器。
词源
Old English rǣdere 'interpreter of dreams, reader'.