French word

lectorat

Pronunciation

IPA/lɛktoʁa/

Meaning

  • masculine nounreadership

Example

Je connais bien le lectorat de ce site.

I know this site's readership well.

Illustration for lectorat (readership)

More examples

Le blog a du mal à fidéliser son lectorat.

The blog has trouble retaining its readership.

Core concept

A recognizable crowd gathered around one publication or writer, with shared tastes and boundaries.

Common phrases

  • attirer un lectorat

    attract a readership

  • conserver le lectorat

    retain the readership

  • un lectorat en ligne

    an online readership

Similar words

public: A broad readership targeted by a newspaper, magazine, or website.
lecteur: An individual who reads a publication or article.
abonné: A person registered as a regular subscriber or member of a newspaper or service.
audience: People who watch or listen to broadcasts or attend events.

Definition in French

Groupe de lecteurs qui fréquentent régulièrement un média, une revue ou un auteur, ou segment de public visé par ces acteurs.

Word origin

Lectorat is a learned French formation from Latin lector, 'reader', with the suffix -at naming a collective or established group.

Usage tips

  • Lectorat is masculine, so standard forms are un lectorat and le lectorat.

Related words

  • lecteurreadernoun
  • lectricefemale readernoun

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