viewer
nounUK /ˈvjuːə/ · US /ˈvju.ɚ/
Etymology From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.
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.2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11:
- It’s clear why enterprising people make the videos, but what compels so many viewers to watch an amateur video of some stranger they don’t know opening a box? What would compel a viewer to subscribe to the all-coffee channel and binge-watch a guy unpacking coffee makers?2014 February 13, Heather Kelly, “The bizarre, lucrative world of ‘unboxing’ videos”, in CNN:
2
Someone who watches television.
3
Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that displays the contents of a file.
5
Historical An appointed inspector or examiner
› An appointed inspector or examiner:
6
Business, Mining Historical The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.
- Derived terms
- check viewer, fence viewer, game viewer, remote viewer, solar viewer, televiewer, underviewer