viewer

noun

view·​er ˈvyü-ər How to pronounce viewer (audio)
: one that views: such as
a
: a person who watches television
b
: a person legally appointed to inspect and report on property
c
: an optical device used in viewing

Examples of viewer in a Sentence

The program attracts millions of viewers every week. She is a regular viewer of the evening news. The exhibit was surrounded by a large crowd of viewers.
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During the 2024 regular season, league-wide attendance reached 2.4 million—up 48% year-over-year—and more than 54 million unique viewers tuned in to national telecasts. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Similar to the scene with Sheryl, Elsbeth gets angry when the corrupt educational consultant criticizes her son’s professional choices, showing viewers a different side to the character. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 6 June 2025 The series reached 50 million viewers in the 25 days after its Dec. 19 premiere, according to Amazon. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 June 2025 Nielsen says that 66% of that came from Black viewers, and the adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel the 35-64 age range, and slightly over-indexed the TV population among Black viewers (16%) was the second youngest-skewing original this week (median age of 43) behind You (median age of 39). Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for viewer

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of viewer was in the 15th century

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“Viewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viewer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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viewer

noun
view·​er ˈvyü-ər How to pronounce viewer (audio)
: one that views
especially : an optical device used in viewing
a viewer for slides

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