German word

Leserin

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈleːzəʁɪn/

Meaning

  • feminine nounfemale reader

Example

Die Leserin liest das neue Buch.

The female reader is reading the new book.

Illustration for Leserin (female reader)

More examples

Als kritische Leserin hinterfragte sie die Schlussfolgerungen des Essays.

As a critical female reader, she questioned the essay's conclusions.

Core concept

A woman following lines of text in a book, article, or on a screen with sustained attention.

Common phrases

  • kritische Leserin

    critical female reader

  • Leserin der Zeitschrift

    female reader of the magazine

  • interessierte Leserin

    interested female reader

Similar words

Leserinnen und Leser: Women and men who read.
Leser: A reader in the general sense, without specifying gender.
Lesende: People engaged in the activity of reading.

Definition in German

Eine Frau oder weibliche Person, die liest; die feminine Form des Substantivs Leser.

Word origin

Leserin is derived from Leser by adding the feminine-forming suffix -in; Leser belongs to the word family of lesen, 'to read'.

Usage tips

  • Leserin is feminine, so its definite article is die in the nominative and accusative, but der in the dative and genitive.

Opposites

  • Verfasserinfemale writernoun
  • Autorinfemale authornoun

Related words

  • Leserkommentarreader commentnoun
  • Leserkreisreadershipnoun

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