e-reader

noun

e-read·​er ˈē-ˌrē-dər 

: a handheld electronic device designed to be used for reading ebooks and similar material

Examples of e-reader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some Personal Robotics Group staffers previously worked in Amazon's Lab126 R&D unit, which has been behind many of Amazon's most successful consumer hardware products, like the Kindle e-reader, Echo smart speakers, Fire TV and Fire Tablet. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Kaleido 4 is the latest generation of the color ePaper platform used in e-readers and tablets from Kobo, PocketBook and Boox, with Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft using a customized version. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Today, the e-reader market has plateaued at some ten per cent of traditional publishers’ revenue, while about seventy-five per cent comes from paper books, a technology essentially unchanged since the nineteenth century. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

This gives the device a flexibility and access to third-party apps that most other e-readers lack. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-reader

• cheddar
• header
• redder
• shredder
• spreader

Kids Definition

e-reader

noun

e-read·​er

ˈē-ˌrē-dər

: a handheld electronic device designed to be used for reading e-books and similar material