Reader
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English
Noun
Reader (plural Readers)
- (religion) Alternative form of reader (“a lay or minor cleric who reads lessons in a church service”).
Usage notes
See reader (7) for usage in other denominations. The Anglican usage is the equivalent of lay reader, lay speaker, lay preacher and local preacher in other denominations.
Derived terms
Proper noun
Reader
- A surname
- A census-designated place in Nevada County and Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Western Mound Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
- A census-designated place in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States, named after the Reader Run creek.