readership

noun

read·​er·​ship ˈrē-dər-ˌship How to pronounce readership (audio)
1
a
: the office or position of a reader
b
: the quality or state of being a reader
2
: the mass or a particular group of readers
a magazine's readership

Examples of readership in a Sentence

She holds a readership in chemistry.
Recent Examples on the Web Nevertheless, his readership reached beyond the world of Protestant theologians. Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 June 2024 Messud was writing for a readership with a prelapsarian attention span. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 7 May 2024 So thank you again for your readership and support. Nick Hollkamp, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024 But the continent’s future was still up for grabs, and independence leaders continued to share their perspectives on Africa’s changing relationship with the world, writing with Foreign Affairs’ largely Western readership in mind. Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for readership 

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Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of readership was in 1719

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“Readership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readership. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

readership

noun
read·​er·​ship ˈrēd-ər-ˌship How to pronounce readership (audio)
: a group of readers

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