listener

noun

lis·ten·er ˈli-sᵊn-ər

ˈlis-nər

plural listeners

: one who listens to someone or something

a radio program with many listeners

a friend who's a good listener [=who listens attentively and sympathetically]

Fanny, being always a very courteous listener, and often the only listener at hand, came in for the complaints and distresses of most of them.—

Jane Austen

The average concertgoer drifts in and out of the music, often losing the thread. The listener can't always hear the music in the music, and tends to notice only the most obvious (usually the loudest) events.—

David Schiff

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David Dunning then elaborates on the widespread nature of the Dunning-Kruger effect, encouraging listeners to acknowledge their own knowledge gaps and approach situations with greater humility. —

Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, podcasters and independent creators saw their fortunes soar during the Biden years, with figures like Joe Rogan drawing more listeners than the combined evening news broadcasts of ABC, NBC and CBS. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The apparent jabs surprised some listeners as Drake and Future have been longtime collaborators. —

Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 For some listeners, Debí Tirar, marked by Puerto Rican pride prevalent throughout its choice in collaborators, instruments, and album art, also represents an embrace of Latinidad. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for listener