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auditor

auditor

3 5.8
A person who listens quietly to a talk or performance
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdɪtər/
  • Archaic
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  • Breech does not doubt that the reader or auditor is invited to identify strongly with the sense of injustice the elder son feels.

So the other time where you want your auditor by your side is when you win the game.

Examples

  • Jesus' response is as relevant to us today as it was to his auditors 2000 years ago.

    Blog text (1)

  • He spoke the feeling for his auditors, which is what they had lacked.

  • And let me start with you, Max, auditors, about which I know nothing in this country.

  • "Perhaps it has to do with the auditor, more than the utterer."

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Of the many auditors present in this year's Synod of Bishops, 17 of them are women.

    Blog text (16)

  • I was at Beersley's side now, trying to fend off the furious rushes of his auditors, but he seemed to have lost control.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The actual audience stands in for the fictional auditor(s) of the monologue, whose presence is referenced or implied.

    Academic text (2017)

  • As Aristotle taught, ethos actually involves three characteristics that the speaker must demonstrate to his (or her) auditors:

    Academic text (1997)

  • But that calming will occur offstage, after the conclusion of the play, Prospero tells auditors in the theater (5.1.249-53).

    Academic text (2005)

  • During the performance, the auditor sat quietly, absorbing every note of the symphony.

Synonyms

observer
vsauditor
305 2.8

A person who watches and notices things, often to give expert opinion

pays attention by listening rather than mainly watching
listener
vsauditor
228 1.0

A person who pays attention and hears what others say

may imply a formal audience role or focused, attentive listening
hearer
vsauditor
7 2.8

A person who listens carefully to what someone says

emphasizes attentive listening and can imply membership in an audience
attender
vsauditor
2 3.1

A person who is at a meeting or lecture and listens

focuses on attentive listening rather than just being physically present

Antonyms

nonattender
6.9

A person who does not go to a meeting or event when expected

Compounds

internal auditor
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A company employee who checks financial records and reports problems to managers

How Attentive

eavesdropper
4 6.1
auditor
  • Archaic
3 5.8
listener
228 1.0
audience
∞ 1.1
onlooker
24 3.2

Surface Forms

auditor singular
auditors plural

Morphology

auditor = audit (semi-transparent) = audit + or

Forms as 'audit' + '-or' where the listener sense is historically correct but less productive in modern usage, so not fully obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Auditor comes from the Latin word audire meaning 'to hear', the same root as audio and audience. So an auditor is someone who listens carefully in a talk or meeting.