"book-reader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: book-readers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} book-reader (plural book-readers)
  1. A person who reads books, especially for pleasure.
    Sense id: en-book-reader-en-noun-YhD77W4P
  2. An electronic, hand-held device from which books or other printed matter can be read; an e-reader.
    Sense id: en-book-reader-en-noun-pSSCiQ6x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 60 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 69 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 79 17
  3. (dated, obsolete, somewhat derogatory) A reader of the Bible, implying an avoidance of religious involvement. Tags: dated, derogatory, obsolete
    Sense id: en-book-reader-en-noun-Hzx7Hc8C

Inflected forms

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