viewer
Americannoun
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viewers
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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
Vocabulary lists containing viewer
Media Literacy - Middle School
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Hollywood A-listers are more comfortable than ever with cloning their voice and likeness to create a new stream of income, despite the threat of viewer backlash to artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
This update incentivized lengthy carousels of multi-image posts, especially with some educational content attached that encourages viewer engagement via swipes or saves.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
But worry not, even a viewer who doesn’t know who Blanchard is can surmise this correlation to the bigger picture thanks to Schoenbrun quite literally spelling it out for us.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The result is an atmospheric film that gradually draws the viewer to the other side, revealing the terror that seeks to infiltrate the characters' world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Here, you try it” I put the viewer to my eyes and almost gasped, for it seemed as if I were suddenly in another world and no longer in the kitchen.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
Some viewers who know Muskoka are proud of the fact that “Sterling Point” is actually letting the place portray itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
As for the director of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” John Boorman, he blames the viewers: “It was a mistake in terms of the audience,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Not everyone is convinced, as each release of new material has invited viewers to send cryptocurrency "donations" to the user uploading them.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her goal isn’t just to shape views, though — it’s to bring in viewers, Bauer said.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The show has to start out easy — to give the viewers confidence — and then get progressively harder and harder, challenging the preschoolers more and more, drawing them into the narrative.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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