Dictionary

listener en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɪsənə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɪsnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Germanic *hlusnijaną Old English hlysnan Middle English listenen English listen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English listener From listen + -er.

Meanings

1. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
   • […] she would set herself going, telling the most interminable stories, until the last listener was fast asleep[…] 1904, William Henry Hudson, “chapter 2”, in Green Mansions:
   • And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away. 1937, John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men:
2. (qualifier:chiefly Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.
3. (slang) A person's ear.
   • Fancy Gazette, quoted in 1823, John Badcock, Slang, a Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, of Bon-Ton, and the Varieties of Life Gas now planted his favourite hit under the left listener of his antagonist, which sent him to dorse.
4. (formal) A musical anthology.

Forms

Deriveds

listenership · listener fatigue · nonlistener

Descendants

リスナー · 리스너

Relateds

audience

Synonyms

auditor

Translations (138)

sv lyssnare (someone who listens) · sv åhörare (someone who listens) · ba тыңлаусы (someone who listens) · it ascoltatrice (someone who listens) · tk diňleýji (someone who listens) · cs posluchačka (someone who listens) · sh slušatèljica (someone who listens) · vi thính giả (someone who listens) · uk слуха́ч (someone who listens) · eu entzule (someone who listens) · uz tinglovchi (someone who listens) · ro auditoare (someone who listens) · fr auditeur (someone who listens) · la auscultātor (someone who listens) · fi ööra (slang: ear) · ko 경청자 (someone who listens) · hi श्रोता (someone who listens) · sh слу̀шатељ (someone who listens) · lt klausytojas (someone who listens) · ro ascultătoare (someone who listens) · es escuchador (someone who listens) · fi kuuntelija (someone who listens) · sl poslušalec (someone who listens) · ky тыңшоочу (someone who listens) · de Zuhörer (someone who listens) · pl słuchaczka (someone who listens) · lb Nolauschterer (someone who listens) · fi kuuntelija (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · tt тыңлаучы (someone who listens) · es escucha (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · lo ຜູ້ຟັງ (someone who listens) · ug ئاڭلىغۇچى (someone who listens) · az dinləyici (someone who listens) · th ผู้ฟัง (someone who listens) · pt ouvinte (someone who listens) · ca oient (someone who listens) · ro ascultător (someone who listens) · az eşidən (someone who listens) · ru слу́шательница (someone who listens) · ko 리스너 (someone who listens) · sh слу̀шалац (someone who listens) · gd cluinntear (someone who listens) · mi kaiwhakaoko (someone who listens) · nb lytter (someone who listens) · srn arkiman (someone who listens) · fr écouteur (someone who listens) · bn শ্রোতা (someone who listens) · it ascoltatore (someone who listens) · sh slùšatelj (someone who listens) · it uditore (someone who listens) · yi צוהערער (someone who listens) · ko 청취자 (someone who listens) · es escuchante (someone who listens) · ps اورېدونکی (someone who listens) · fa شنوال (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · my သောတရှင် (someone who listens) · de Zuhörerin (someone who listens) · lv klausītāja (someone who listens) · yi אויסהערער (someone who listens) · da tilhører (someone who listens) · ar مُسْتَمِع (someone who listens) · am ሰሚ (someone who listens) · lt klausytoja (someone who listens) · ro auditor (someone who listens) · ky угуучу (someone who listens) · sw msikilizaji (someone who listens) · kk тыңдаушы (someone who listens) · ia ascoltator (someone who listens) · ja 聞き手 (someone who listens) · nb tilhører (someone who listens) · nl toehoorder (someone who listens) · mi kaiwhakarongo (someone who listens) · be слуха́чка (someone who listens) · cmn 聽者 /听者 (someone who listens) · he מַאֲזִין (someone who listens) · sk poslucháčka (someone who listens) · de Beobachter (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · sq dëgjues (someone who listens) · sh slùšalac (someone who listens) · id pendengar (someone who listens) · el ακροατής (someone who listens) · ja リスナー (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · bg слуша́тел (someone who listens) · fr auditrice (someone who listens) · cmn 傾聽者 /倾听者 (someone who listens) · vi người nghe (someone who listens) · km អ្នកស្ដាប់ (someone who listens) · grc ἀκροατής (someone who listens) · tr dinleyici (someone who listens) · ms pendengar (someone who listens) · sl poslušalka (someone who listens) · fr écouteuse (someone who listens) · nrf êcouteux (someone who listens) · nn lyttar (someone who listens) · it uditrice (someone who listens) · ja 聴取者 (someone who listens) · mk слушателка (someone who listens) · la audiens (someone who listens) · lb Nolauschterin (someone who listens) · mn сонсогч (someone who listens) · ka მსმენელი (someone who listens) · es escucha (someone who listens) · ko 리스너 (computing, programming: a function that runs in response to an event) · hu hallgató (someone who listens) · tg шунаванда (someone who listens) · ur سامِع (someone who listens) · es oyente (someone who listens) · be слуха́ч (someone who listens) · lv klausītājs (someone who listens) · fi korva (slang: ear) · nl luisteraar (someone who listens) · hy ունկնդիր (someone who listens) · mk слушател (someone who listens) · cmn 聆聽者 /聆听者 (someone who listens) · ckb بیسەر (someone who listens) · tl tagapakinig (someone who listens) · gl ouvinte (someone who listens) · is hlustandi (someone who listens) · cs posluchač (someone who listens) · kk тыңдарман (someone who listens) · ru слу́шатель (someone who listens) · sk poslucháč (someone who listens) · fa-ira شِنَوَنْدِه (someone who listens) · ar مُسْتَمِعَة (someone who listens) · am አድማጭ (someone who listens) · da lytter (someone who listens) · ps سامع (someone who listens) · pl słuchacz (someone who listens) · el ακροάτρια (someone who listens) · ar سَامِع (someone who listens) · ja リスナー (someone who listens) · uk слуха́чка (someone who listens) · eo aŭskultanto (someone who listens) · kmr guhdar (someone who listens) · sh слушатѐљица (someone who listens) · ckb گوێگر (someone who listens) · et kuulaja (someone who listens) · bg слуша́телка (someone who listens)