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# reader

noun (a reader, readers)

«reader» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A reader is a person who reads, or who is reading a book, a paper or a story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#m1)
2. A book used to learn to read, often with short easy stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#m2)
3. A machine or app that reads something, like a card reader or an e-reader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used at school: "She is a good reader." Teachers talk to the reader of a story; writers think about their reader. Phrases: "keen reader", "early reader", "e-reader", "card reader", "mind reader".

### Examples

- She is a fast reader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x1)
- The author wants the reader to feel scared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x2)
- Our class reader is about a lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x3)
- My dad reads books on his e-reader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x4)
- Tap your card on the card reader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x5)
- Are you a mind reader? That's what I was thinking! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x6)
- Young readers will enjoy this book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x7)
- Now, reader, time what happened by your watch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Made from read + -er (the person who does it). Related: reading, readership.

## In Jewish tradition

Used at school: "She is a good reader." Teachers talk to the reader of a story; writers think about their reader. Phrases: "keen reader", "early reader", "e-reader", "card reader", "mind reader".

### Examples

- Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reader/#x1)
- Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reader/#x2)
- I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reader/#x3)

### Note

Countable. Made from read + -er (the person who does it). Related: reading, readership.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reader» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reader/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reader» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reader.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «reader» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reader/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reader» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/reader.html) on Mova free.