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viewer.

Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvjuːə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvju.ɚ/General-American
  1. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

  2. Someone who watches television.

  3. Any optical device used to view photographic slides.

  4. A program that displays the contents of a file.

    This image viewer can display pictures in GIF, PNG and JPG format.
  5. An appointed inspector or examiner

    historical
  6. An appointed inspector or examiner: The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.