n.
1.a person who enjoys reading
2.someone who contracts to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication
3.a person who can read
4.someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
5.someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
6.someone who reads the lessons in a church service
7.a public lecturer at certain universities
8.one of a series of texts for students learning to read
Idiom of the Day
make one's bed and lie in it
to be responsible for what you have done and accept the results of your actions
"You quit your job and now you have no money. You made your bed and now you must lie in it."
