lector

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
  2. noun a public lecturer at certain universities

Etymology

From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō (“to read”). “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from Polish lektor. Doublet of lecture and lecturer.

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Synonyms

reader

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