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listener

/ˈlɪsənə/LIH-suh-nur
/ˈlɪsənɚ/LIH-suh-nur

Meaningone who listens

Common meaning: a person who listens

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhlystan‘listen’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlustnensource
  3. Englishlisten‘pay attention to sound’
  4. Englishformed in English from listenlistener‘a person who listens’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from listen + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LISTEN, p.336 · scan

Source words

  • hlystan Old English · source word “listen”

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