lector

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Etymology

From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō ("I read").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)/

Noun

lector (plural lectors)

1. (religion) A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.
2. (education) A public lecturer or reader at some universities.
3. (historical, US, cigar industry) A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.
4. (TV, cinema) A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European countries.

Related terms

• lectern
• lection
• lectionary
• lecture

Translations

• Italian: lettore, lettrice
• Portuguese: leitor, leitora

Verb

lector (lectors, present participle lectoring; simple past and past participle lectored)

1. To do a voice-over translation of a film.

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