viewer

[vyoo-er]

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.

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

4. an eyepiece or viewfinder.

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

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

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

Other Word Forms

• viewership noun
• nonviewer noun
• underviewer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viewer¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; view, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The genre is, after all, still enjoying another renaissance period, which many viewers hope will be enough for awards voters to take horror seriously.

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Each installment is one to three minutes long and is displayed vertically on viewers’ devices.

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ICE raids had cut down on foot traffic to the stand, the daughter said in the video, but Parias encouraged his viewers to go out and try it.

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Although he loved his job and his connection to viewers, he was ready to say goodbye: “Even if you love what you do, 40 years is long enough.”

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But it was still a trip down memory lane as they became Sheila Corkhill and her ex-husband Bobby Grant once more, returning to the close that captured the hearts of so many viewers.

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Related Words

• observer 
• onlooker 
• spectator 
• watcher