Word of the Day:
viewer
What It Means
Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
Someone who watches television.
Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
This image viewer can display pictures in GIF, PNG and JPG format.
Viewer in Context
“It’s clear why enterprising people make the videos, but what compels so many viewers to watch an amateur video of some stranger they don’t know opening a box? What would compel a viewer to subscribe to the all-coffee channel and binge-watch a guy unpacking coffee makers?”
Did You Know?
From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.
Source and license
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