lector

Definitions of lector
  1. noun
    a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
    synonyms: antena direccional, escáner, explorador, tomografía
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    type of:
    detector
    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
  2. noun
    a public lecturer at certain universities
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    type of:
    educador, pedagogo
    someone who educates young people
  3. noun
    a person who enjoys reading
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    types:
    ratón de biblioteca
    someone who spends a great deal of time reading
    type of:
    estudiante
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
  4. noun
    a person who can read; a literate person
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    letrado
    a person who can read and write
  5. noun
    someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
    synonyms: subscriptor
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    type of:
    cliente
    someone who pays for goods or services
  6. noun
    a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time
    synonyms: profesor visitante
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    type of:
    profesor
    someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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