viewer
Americannoun
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viewers
plural
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a person or thing that views.
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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.
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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.
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an eyepiece or viewfinder.
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an official inspector of property, public works, or the like.
noun
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a person who views something, esp television
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any optical device by means of which something is viewed, esp one used for viewing photographic transparencies
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law a person appointed by a court to inspect and report upon property, etc
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Origin of viewer
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at view, -er 1
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Media Literacy - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Alternatives to the sought-after glasses include a colander or home-made pinhole viewer.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then they start removing each item from a mountain of packaging, holding each one close to the camera to give the viewer a good look.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The viewer is so moved he might burst out laughing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Engaging with them as a reader or viewer, we look back on who we were, who we wanted to be, who we wish we hadn’t been.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Thus the foreshortened arm with Goliath’s head seems to extend out to the viewer from the dark background.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Despite its many critics, the show remains a hit with viewers, winning multiple comedy prizes at the National Television Awards.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
James said he has used rage-baiting lines to draw in viewers before because he knows what drives attention to his account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Part of that means inviting viewers to see her lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
As the film’s title card tells viewers, the movie takes place three years into “the mandate,” as the characters refer to it.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
In Williamstown, Massachusetts, ABC viewers were 71.4 percent for Reagan versus 50 percent for the other two networks; in Erie, Pennsylvania, the difference was 73.7 percent to 50 percent.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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