e-reader
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of e-reader
First recorded in 1995–2000; e- 2 ( def. ) + reader ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Many people over the years have recommended that I get an e-reader so I don’t have to lug around books in my suitcase.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2026
In hindsight, he said he wished he had prepared his Kindle e-reader with more reading material - and packed a lot more beef jerky.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
It is not yet available for Kindle users, but Hunter says that’s the company’s next step – a necessary one given that Amazon’s e-reader is the preferred device of three-quarters of digital bibliophiles.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
The longtime Amazon executive, who had worked on logistics and the Kindle e-reader, lacked the health care expertise to make major decisions without consulting PillPack founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
I put down my e-reader and got up to see who was there.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
WSJ | Buy Side: The best tech deals during Amazon Prime Day include headphones, laptops, e-readers and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Though I gravitated toward physical books, I was open to e-readers.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2026
Other attendees, lounging on cushions throughout the boutique, gazed down at their e-readers but peeked as cats bounced around like pinballs in their periphery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Electronic goods, from mobile phones to e-readers and headphones, still vary in their charging port and cable requirements.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
The train judders off, and in seconds we’re pulling into Witney station and people start jostling one another for position, folding newspapers and packing away tablets and e-readers as they prepare to disembark.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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