hearer
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
/ˈhɪəɹə/
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/ˈhɪəɹə/ · /ˈhɪɹɚ/ · /ˈhɪəɹə(ɹ)/ (US) · /ˈhiɹə(ɹ)/ (US) · /ˈhiəɹə/ · /ˈhiɹəɹ/ · /ˈhɛːɹə/
Definition of hearer
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who hears.
“Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.”
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noun
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One who hears.
“Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.”
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A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener.
“Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English heerar, herere, hyerere, equivalent to hear + -er.
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