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viewer

Pronunciation: /ˈvjuːə/

The English word “viewer” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
  2. Someone who watches television.
  3. Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
  4. A program that displays the contents of a file.
  5. An appointed inspector or examiner
  6. The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.

Etymology

From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

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