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Definition of viewer noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    viewer

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈvyuər//
     
     
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  1. 1a person watching television The program attracted millions of viewers. Topic CollocationsTelevisionwatching
    • watch television/TV/a show/a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
    • see an ad/a commercial/the news/the weather
    • catch/miss a show/a program/an episode/the news
    • pick up/reach for/grab/lose the remote (control)
    • change channels
    • surf (through)/flip through the channels
    • sit in front of/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
    • have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
    showing
    • show a program/a documentary/an ad/a commercial/a prime-time sitcom/drama
    • run an ad/a commercial/a movie
    • broadcast/air/repeat a show/a program/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 call-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
    • host a show/a program/a series/a game show/a quiz show/a (late-night/daytime) talk show
    • be/become/work as a talk-show host/sports commentator/news anchor
    • present the news
    • appear/perform live (on TV)
    program-making
    • do/film/make a show/a program/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
  2. 2a person who looks at or considers something Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer. viewers of the current political scene
  3. 3a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it
See viewer in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary