# listener

Pronunciation: US say "LIS-nur" /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/; UK say "LIS-uh-nuh" /ˈlɪsənə/

## Noun

1. A person who listens, especially to a speech, a piece of music, or a broadcast.
   - Simple: A person who listens to a speaker, the radio, or a show.
   - _The podcast gained thousands of new listeners after the interview aired._
   - _A skilled listener picks up on what a speaker leaves unsaid._
2. A function that runs automatically when a particular event occurs, also called an event handler.
   - Simple: A small program that waits for something to happen, then runs.
   - _The developer attached a click listener to the submit form._
   - _Each listener fires only when its assigned event is triggered._
3. A person's ear. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A person's ear, the part of the head you hear with.
   - _A left hook caught him flush on the right listener, and he went down in the third round._
   - _He pulled his wool cap down over his listeners before stepping out into the snow._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "listen" combined with the suffix "-er."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/listener (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).