viewer

[ vyoo-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that views.

  2. a person who watches television, often a devotee of television or of a particular kind of television program: a weekly show aimed at teenage viewers.

  1. any of various optical devices to facilitate viewing, especially one that is small and boxlike with a magnifying lens, and sometimes a light source, in which a photographic transparency may be viewed.

  2. an eyepiece or viewfinder.

  3. an official inspector of property, public works, or the like.

Origin of viewer

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at view, -er1

Other words from viewer

  • non·view·er, noun
  • un·der·view·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for viewer

viewer

/ (ˈvjuːə) /


noun
  1. a person who views something, esp television

  2. any optical device by means of which something is viewed, esp one used for viewing photographic transparencies

  1. law a person appointed by a court to inspect and report upon property, etc

Derived forms of viewer

  • viewership, noun

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