Viewer
//ˈvjuːə// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
"This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives."
- 2 an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies wordnet
- 3 Someone who watches television.
- 4 a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) wordnet
- 5 Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
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- 6 A program that displays the contents of a file.
- 7 An appointed inspector or examiner historical
- 8 An appointed inspector or examiner:; The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation. historical
Example
More examples"Image Viewer is an image viewing software. This software is a very small program. This software has basic functions only. This is translatable by Tatoeba Project users."
Etymology
From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.
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