viewer
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editviewer (plural viewers)
- Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
- 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11:
- This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.
- Someone who watches television.
- Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
- (computing) A program that displays the contents of a file.
- (mining, historical) The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsomeone who views a spectacle
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someone who watches television
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optical device
program
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Anagrams
editMiddle English
editNoun
editviewer
- Alternative form of vewer
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