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nonreader

nonreader noun: one who does not read.

Noun

nonreader (plural nonreaders)

  1. One who does not read.
    • Wings' handling of the standard-issue Hammettesque equipment is light, fast, and witty enough to allow even inveterate non-readers of mysteries like myself to stay tuned.1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8
    • “I am surprised because I hadn’t imagined how guilty nonreaders feel,” Mr. Bayard, 52, said in an interview.2007 February 24, Alan Riding, “Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It”, in New York Times

Forms of nonreader

pluralnonreaders

Origin of nonreader

From non- + reader.

Questions about nonreader

What does nonreader mean?
Nonreader means one who does not read.
What part of speech is nonreader?
Nonreader is a noun.
What is the plural of nonreader?
The plural of nonreader is nonreaders.

Words near nonreader in the dictionary

  1. nonreactivity
  2. nonreactor
  3. nonreactors
  4. nonreadability
  5. nonreadable
  6. nonreader
  7. nonreaders
  8. nonreading
  9. nonreadings
  10. nonreaginic
  11. nonreal

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