listener
LIS-nur/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/UKLIS-uh-nuh/ˈlɪsənə/
Plurallisteners
- 1A person who listens to a speaker, the radio, or a show.
Like someone who sits quietly while a friend tells a long story.
The radio host thanked every listener who called in.
Good listeners let other people finish their sentences.
Oppositespeaker
- 2A small program that waits for something to happen, then runs.
Like a doorbell that only rings when someone presses the button.
The button has a listener that runs when you click it.
Programmers add a listener to catch each key press.
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Note
- 3A person's ear, the part of the head you hear with.
Grandpa cupped a hand behind his listener and told us to speak up.
The boxer took a hard punch right on his left listener.
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Origin
It comes from the word "listen" plus "-er."