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listener.

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɪsənə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɪsnə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/General-American

  1. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

  2. A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.

  3. A person's ear.

    slang

  4. A musical anthology.

    formal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną Old English hlysnan Middle English listenen English listen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English listener From listen + -er.

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