viewernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈvjuː.ər/us/ˈvjuː.ɚ/B2 a person who watches something, especially television:
Millions of viewers will be glued to their sets for this match.
a device for looking at slides (= photographs on small pieces of film)
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- Television confronts the viewer with a succession of glittering and seductive images.
- Some scenes are violent and may disturb younger viewers.
- A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the movie.
- This programme contains language that some viewers might find offensive.
- He may be old hat among the trendy younger generation, but his shows draw more viewers than any other comedian.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Audiences and spectators
- bums on seats idiom
- bystander
- captive audience
- concertgoer
- consumption
- crowd
- fan
- fly
- fly on the wall idiom
- goer
- listener
- observer
- onlooker
- seat
- spectator
- supporter
- watcher
- watcher
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