hearerhear‧er /ˈhɪərə $ ˈhɪrər/ noun [countable] 
 
- How does a hearer know if a speaker is speaking indirectly as well as directly?
 - Once at least he could feel that a sermon of his moved his hearers.
 - Police had to be brought in to protect Laing from the outraged violence of some of his hearers.
 - Strictly speaking, this should be used to refer to an auditory sensation experienced by the hearer.
 - The more responsibility hearers are given, the weaker the communication.
 - This is what makes the most immediate impact on the hearer and arouses his empathy.
 
  adjectiveunheardunheardofnounhearinghearerverbhearoverhear