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book-reader

book-reader noun: a person who reads books, especially for pleasure.

Noun

book-reader (plural book-readers)

  1. A person who reads books, especially for pleasure.
  2. An electronic, hand-held device from which books or other printed matter can be read; an e-reader.
  3. (dated, derogatory, obsolete) A reader of the Bible, implying an avoidance of religious involvement.

Forms of book-reader

pluralbook-readers

Questions about book-reader

What does book-reader mean?
Book-reader means a person who reads books, especially for pleasure.
What part of speech is book-reader?
Book-reader is a noun.
What is the plural of book-reader?
The plural of book-reader is book-readers.

Words near book-reader in the dictionary

  1. book-minded
  2. book-mindedness
  3. book-number
  4. book-numbers
  5. book-read
  6. book-reader
  7. book-readers
  8. book-reading
  9. book-ridden
  10. book-scorpion
  11. book-scorpions

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