Reader

A reader might be several different things, depending on the context:

• there are several cities in the United States named Reader
• a reader is a minor member of the clergy in some Christian churches
• a reader is a Book of different pieces of writing, often by many authors, collected for some purpose
• a reader in computing is a computer program that helps users read texts and e-books, such as Microsoft Reader or Adobe Reader
• a reader in Literary theory is the figure who reads and understands the book or poem; the reader is the central figure in Reader-response criticism
• in the United Kingdom academic hierarchy, reader is the rank in-between senior lecturer (or principal lecturer in the New Universities) and Professor. Most readers are the heads of internal research institutes.