Pronunciation: - ˌ r ē d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -read \ - ˌ red \ ; -read · ing \ - ˌ r ē -di ŋ \
Etymology: back-formation from sight reader
Date: 1903
transitive verb : to read (as a foreign language) or perform (music) without previous preparation or study
intransitive verb : to read at sight especially : to perform music at sight
– sight reader noun