French word

lecteur

Pronunciation

IPA/lɛktœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounreader

Example

Le lecteur lit le journal.

The reader reads the newspaper.

Illustration for lecteur (reader)

More examples

Le lecteur de journaux consulte souvent les titres.

The newspaper reader often checks the headlines.

Core concept

A person or machine taking text or data from a medium and making it available to read, play, or process.

Common phrases

  • lecteur de journaux

    newspaper reader

  • lecteur occasionnel

    occasional reader

Similar words

appareil: A device that reads information from discs, cards, or similar media.
liseuse: A portable device for displaying and reading digital books.
lecteur de DVD: A device that reads DVD audio and video for playback.

Definition in French

Personne ou appareil qui lit un support (texte ou données), l'appareil étant nommé par extension « lecteur ».

Word origin

French lecteur comes from Latin lector, an agent noun from legere meaning to read, and later acquired its device sense.

Usage tips

  • For a device, lecteur is usually followed by de plus the medium or format, as in lecteur de DVD or lecteur de cartes.

Other meanings

  • playernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • lecturereadingnoun
  • lectricefemale readernoun

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