reader

Definition

  • noun: a person who reads a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
  • noun: one that 'reads'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: peruser, elocutionist, lector

Examples

  • “I think we should eat out tonight.” “You must be a 'mind reader': that's just what I was thinking myself!”

  • He's not much of a 'reader'. [=he doesn't enjoy reading books, magazines, etc.]

  • How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no 'mind reader'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) So... He liked Hoboken a lot, God, you guys have a lot of books. What are you, like, one of those reader guys? You, like, read all the time? You're really smart? - I don't know about that. - I can see that. I don't really read (..)
    2008 Two Lovers