English Explanatory Dictionary

viewer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
  2. Someone who watches television.
  3. Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
  4. A program that displays the contents of a file.
  5. An appointed inspector or examiner
  6. An appointed inspector or examiner:
  7. The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.

Pronunciation

/ˈvjuːə/ /ˈvju.ɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-viewer.wav

Word forms

viewer viewers

Etymology

From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

Derived words

check viewer fence viewer game viewer remote viewer solar viewer televiewer underviewer
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