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lector

noun
/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō (“to read”). “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from Polish lektor. Doublet of lecture and lecturer.

  1. calqued from lektor
  2. derived from lēctor
  3. inherited from lector

Definitions

  1. A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.

  2. A public lecturer or reader at some universities.

  3. A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European…

      A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European countries.

    2. To perform service as a lector in a religious context.

    3. To do a voice-over translation of a film.

      • How much of Colbert's political satire can be truly grasped by a Hungarian viewer of a lectored episode is slightly beside the point: something gets through.

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Derived

archlector, caveat lector, lectorship, lectress

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA