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reader vs skimmer

skimmer vs reader

reader and skimmer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reader Yes No No No
skimmer Yes No No No
As nouns, skimmer is a hyponym of reader; that is, skimmer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reader:
  • reader: a person who can read; a literate person
  • skimmer: a rapid superficial reader
Other hyponyms of reader include decipherer, map-reader.
reader (noun) skimmer (noun)
one of a series of texts for students learning to read gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
a person who enjoys reading a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
a public lecturer at certain universities a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication a rapid superficial reader
a person who can read; a literate person
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
Difference between reader and skimmer

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