n.
Pronunciation: ' r ē -d ə r
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 a : one that reads b : one appointed to read to others: as (1) : LECTOR (2) : one chosen to read aloud selected material in a Christian Science church or society c (1) : PROOFREADER (2) : one who evaluates manuscripts (3) : one who reads periodical literature to discover items of special interest or value d : an employee who reads and records the indications of meters e : a teacher's assistant who reads and marks student papers
2 British : one who reads lectures or expounds subjects to students
3 a : a device for projecting a readable image of a transparency b : a unit that scans material recorded (as on punch cards) for storage or computation
4 a : a book for instruction and practice especially in reading b : ANTHOLOGY