Reader (Inns of Court) definition

(1) One of a series of texts for students learning to read

(2) A public lecturer at certain universities

(3) Someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

(4) Someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections

(5) A person who enjoys reading

(6) A person who can read; a literate person

(7) Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

(8) Someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication