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lector

(education) A public lecturer or reader at some universities.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(education) A public lecturer or reader at some universities.

The Hungarian viewer of The Colbert Report wants to experience authentic American comedy, and the lector—like an interpreter performing chuchotage at a high-level meeting of heads of state—serves primarily as a check on the viewer's gras…
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    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “«Saben como exponer la vida de la artista mientras encuadran su obra en la historia, con un estilo de biografía que se sale del relato enciclopédico, buscando más una narrativa que haga reflexionar al lector» Muchas gracias @13mdn.bsky.social”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(religion) A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.

Its lyrical, poetic flights seem much more at home in the romantic musings of two sisters competing for the attention of the new, handsome lector, a man hired to read stories to workers in a Florida cigar factory, who might otherwise be …
Origin: From , lectoure, lectour, from , from to read. “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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"lector" means: A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"lector" means: A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(historical, US, cigar industry) A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.

Its lyrical, poetic flights seem much more at home in the romantic musings of two sisters competing for the attention of the new, handsome lector, a man hired to read stories to workers in a Florida cigar factory, who might otherwise be …
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