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Definition of viewer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

viewer

noun
 
/ˈvjuːə(r)/
 
/ˈvjuːər/
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  1. a person watching television or a video on the internet
    • The programme attracted millions of viewers.
    • British television viewers saw him this week in a BBC documentary.
    • The average American TV viewer spends five hours a day watching the small screen.
    • an attempt to attract younger viewers
    • Her performance has grabbed the attention of 100 million YouTube viewers.
    • viewer of something a regular viewer of the show
    Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching
    • watch television/​TV/​a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/​a documentary/​a pilot/​a rerun/​a repeat
    • see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/​the news/​the weather
    • catch/​miss a show/​a programme/​a program/​an episode/​the news
    • pick up/​reach for/​grab the remote (control)
    • change/​switch channel
    • surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
    • sit in front of/​switch on/​switch off/​turn on/​turn off the television/​the TV/​the TV set
    • have/​install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
    Showing
    • show a programme/​a documentary/​an ad/​a commercial
    • screen a programme/​a documentary
    • run an ad/​a commercial
    • broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/​repeat a show/​a programme/​a documentary/​an episode/​a series
    • go out/​air/​be recorded live
    • attract/​draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
    • be a hit with viewers/​audiences/​critics
    • get (low/​high) ratings
    Appearing
    • be on/​appear on television/​TV/​a TV show
    • take part in a phone-in/​a game show/​a quiz show/​a reality TV show
    • host a show/​a programme/​series/​a game show/​a quiz show/​a talk show/(British English) a chat show
    • be/​become/​work as a/​an (British English) TV presenter/​talk-show host/​sports commentator/​anchorman/(British English) newsreader
    • read/​present the news
    • appear/​perform live (on TV)
    Programme-making
    • do/​film/​make a show/​a programme/​a documentary/​an episode/​a pilot/​a series/​an ad/​a commercial
    • work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
    • write/​produce a drama/​sitcom/​spin-off/​comedy series
    Extra Examples
    • BBC viewers saw the prime minister lose his cool on last night's ‘Question Time’.
    • Hundreds of viewers called in to complain after the show.
    • It is estimated that four million viewers watched the programme.
    • Many producers have a low opinion of the average viewer's intelligence.
    • More than six million viewers tuned in to see the game.
    • Most cable viewers have a few channels that they watch regularly.
    • TV viewers saw the giant funnel of a tornado speeding across the fields.
    • The announcer informed viewers that programmes would be running late.
    • The announcer informed viewers that the game had been postponed.
    • The evening news is to change its serious image in a bid to attract more viewers.
    • The first series is probably the one best remembered by fans and casual viewers alike.
    • The new sitcom has been a big hit with viewers.
    • The presenter's style may alienate some viewers.
    • Viewers can vote for their favourite/​favorite performer.
    • We want to present viewers with something they haven't seen before.
    • While fewer people are attending football matches, armchair viewers are growing in number.
    • a major new drama series that looks set to shock television viewers
    • attempts to lure younger viewers to the channel
    Topics TV, radio and newsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • television
    • TV
    • cable
    verb + viewer
    • attract
    • draw
    • draw in
    viewer + verb
    • see something
    • watch something
    • tune in
    See full entry
  2. a person who looks at or considers something
    • Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.
    • Many informed viewers of the current political scene are becoming critical of the government.
  3. a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it
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