televiewern.
/ˈtɛlᵻˌvjuːə/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌvjuər/ A person who watches television.
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1930 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 9 Sept. 17/4 Some of the words so far suggested as applying to the person who gazes at the moving images are.., scanner, gazer, observer and televiewer.
1957 E. Hyams Into Dream i. v. 40 There was Dentix: a half-tone of a face well known to televiewers leered out of the page.
1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports 3 Many televiewers..had no prior intention to watch a football or basketball game.
1982 Daily Tel. 20 Sept. 15/7 Millions of televiewers around the world saw the moving spectacle of Prince Rainier's grief.
2015 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Jan. Money going straight from the pockets of spectators—and televiewers—to increasingly overpaid players.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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