read·er 
/ˈri:dɚ/ noun
plural read·ers /ˈri:dɚ/ noun [count] 1 : a person who reads a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.
▪ The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions. ▪ She's a fast/slow/avid/voracious reader. ▪ He's not much of a reader. [=he doesn't enjoy reading books, magazines, etc.] ▪ a magazine with three million readers — often + of ▪ a reader of science fiction ▪ regular readers of the newspaper — see also mind reader, newsreader 2 : a machine that is used for reading text or information that is stored on film, tape, etc.
▪ a microfilm reader ▪ a card reader 3 : a book that is used to learn how to read or to practice reading in your own language or in a foreign language
▪ a first-grade reader 4 or Reader Brit : a teacher at a university who ranks just below a professor
▪ The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions. ▪ She's a fast/slow/avid/voracious reader. ▪ He's not much of a reader. [=he doesn't enjoy reading books, magazines, etc.] ▪ a magazine with three million readers — often + of ▪ a reader of science fiction ▪ regular readers of the newspaper — see also mind reader, newsreader
▪ a microfilm reader ▪ a card reader
▪ a first-grade reader
