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reader

reader

41 3.2
A small electronic device for showing books and other written documents
  • noun
  • /ˈriːdər/
translation icon : lector electrónico
  • Last month, Community Care offered readers the chance to see an exclusive preview of Oranges and Sunshine.
  • e-book reader
  • an electronic reader
  • portable reader

So Kindle now is article reader as well.

Examples

  • And the early Kindle and other e-reader type things had this same characteristic to them.

  • Using an RSS reader such as Google Reader makes following a number of blogs fast and easy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • All they managed to do is to screw up the card reader.

  • Looks like some kind of thumb reader.

  • You've got to use the chip reader.

  • I filled up my Google Reader and constantly added to the list of blogs I followed.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So it's Barnes and Noble's best e-reader that you can buy.

  • Academic and public libraries have begun to purchase e-book readers and make them available for checkout to their users.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Specialized e-book readers, computers, tablets, and handheld devices can all be used to read e-books.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I recently bought a new reader to enjoy e-books while traveling.

Synonyms

book-reader
vsreader
1 3.6

An electronic device for reading digital books

is specifically a portable electronic device rather than software

Compounds

16 6.3

A person who seems to know what other people are thinking, often using tricks or guessing

2 4.7

A person who understands what someone says by watching their lips

1 1.0

A person who regularly reads books for pleasure

1 3.6

An electronic device for reading digital books

lay reader
  • Jargon
1 8.6

A person chosen by a church leader to lead readings, prayers, and short talks

1 3.6

A person who reads maps well and finds places

map-reader
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A tool like an app that shows digital maps to help you find your way

mind reader
  • Texting
1 7.4

A computer program that predicts what a person wants or will do from their data

news reader
  • Literature
1 2.7

A person who reads the news on radio or television

news reader
  • Texting
1 3.4

An app that collects news from many sites and shows headlines or reads them aloud to users

A person who reads many books for pleasure

lip reader
  • Specialized
4.3

A program or device that looks at lip movements in video and turns them into text

A machine that reads information from paper tape with holes

9.8

A machine that reads information from paper tape with holes

9.5

A machine that looks at holes in a long paper strip to get computer instructions

tape reader
  • Archaic
8.6

A machine that gets data from long paper with holes used by old computers

A magician who seems to know what people think by using tricks

A person who claims to know what others are thinking

thought-reader
  • Specialized
9.9

A device that turns brain signals into spoken words or actions

How Portable

smartphone
227 1.8
reader
41 3.2
tablet
286 2.7
laptop
309 1.0

Surface Forms

reader singular
readers plural

Morphology

reader = read (semi-transparent) = read + er

Built from 'read' + '-er' but extended to denote a specific electronic device; the device sense is a recent technological specialization and may not be obvious from the base alone.

Etymology

Reader comes from the old verb read, which means 'to look at written words'. Today a reader can also mean a small electronic device for reading books, short for e-reader, because it helps you read digital text.