n.
one who reads
1) an avid, voracious ~
2) a regular ~ (of a newspaper)
3) a copy ~ ( AE ; BE has subeditor )
4) ( rel. ) a lay ~
university teacher below the rank of professor
( BE )
5) a ~ in (a ~ in physics)
practice book for reading
6) a basic ~
supervisor of a dissertation, thesis
7) a first; second ~
misc.
8) a mind ~ ( see the Usage Note for professor )