[ˈriːdə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who reads or who is fond of reading
(e.g: she's an avid reader)

- a person who inspects and records the figure indicated on a measuring instrument
(e.g: a meter reader)

- a book containing extracts of a text or texts, designed to give learners of a language practice in reading

- a university lecturer of the highest grade below professor
(e.g: Dr Gardiner is Reader in Mathematics)

- a device that produces on a screen a magnified, readable image of a microfiche or microfilm


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English rǣdere ‘interpreter of dreams, reader’