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lector

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lector (noun)
  2. caveat lector (foreign term)

lec·tor

noun \ˈlek-tər, -ˌtȯr\

Definition of LECTOR

: a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection

Origin of LECTOR

Middle English, from Late Latin, reader of the lessons in a church service, from Latin, reader, from legere
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LECTOR

hector, nectar, rector, sector, specter, vector

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