viewer
English meaning: Viewer
Definition
Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
Example
“The documentary attracted over two million viewers on its first night.”
Another example: “Open the photo in the image viewer to zoom in on the details.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common noun for a person watching (TV, an event, online content) or a software tool for viewing files. Frequent in broadcasting ('millions of viewers') and tech ('image viewer', 'PDF viewer').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'view' (from Old French 'veue', sight, from Latin 'videre', to see) plus '-er'; the broadcasting sense dates to the 1930s.
Synonyms
- watcher
- spectator
- observer
- onlooker
- audience member
Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
Common Collocations
- tv viewers
- regular viewer
- image viewer
- viewer numbers
- casual viewer
Word Forms
viewer (n); viewers (pl.); view (v); viewed; viewing
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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