Definitions
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- n. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
- n. A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who listens; a hearkener.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who listens; a harkener.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who listens attentively
Etymologies
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Examples
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At this point, the reader/listener is able to escape into the wonderful world of imagination and follow Jack and his sister, Marie on their "think-a-ma-jink" adventures.
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This benediction to the listener is one of the more lucid moments from the liner notes to Dr. John's 1968 album, "Gris-Gris."
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Unless a listener is discerning, empty promises will always have a superficial appeal.
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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Individuals with AS may fail to monitor whether the listener is interested or engaged in the conversation.
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Being in the position of proximate listener is the essential privilege of doctoring.
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And being a good listener is not as easy as it sounds.
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And I found that if you begin a story with, the squirrel and the chipmunk had been dating for two weeks when they ran out of things to talk about, a reader or a listener is going to think: This is going to go on four pages, tops.
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I think your statement about how a PB should appeal to BOTH the adult reader and the child listener is so true.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Every Word Counts: Writing for Children
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Apparently, a only thing which can distract a listener from a biggest orator of our time is a lady in red.
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I seem to have a knack for broaching important subjects when my listener is only semi-conscious.
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