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单词 readeress
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readeressn.

Brit. /riːdəˈrɛs/, /ˈriːdərᵻs/, U.S. /ˈridərəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: reader n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < reader n. + -ess suffix1. In quot. 1830 after German Leserin.Compare Old English rǣdestre, in the same sense ( < read v. + -ster suffix).
rare.
A female reader.
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society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > other types of reader
running reader1588
stall-reader1673
wall-observer1673
reading machine1809
readeress1830
lay reader1883
1830 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in Fraser's Mag. May 410/1 Readeresses, why will every one of you insist on thinking herself a reader?
1864 Realm 16 Mar. 4 He paid only a just tribute to readeresses at the expense of readers.
1928 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 23 Nov. 28/2 We can read in the morning and fight in the afternoon... But..you ought to charge a bit extra for the fighting because, after all, you only agreed to be a readeress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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