listener
noun
lis·ten·er
ˈli-sᵊn-ər 
ˈlis-nər
plural listeners
: one who listens to someone or something
a radio program with many listeners
a friend who's a good listener [=who listens attentively and sympathetically]
Fanny, being always a very courteous listener, and often the only listener at hand, came in for the complaints and distresses of most of them.—
Jane Austen
Jane AustenThe average concertgoer drifts in and out of the music, often losing the thread. The listener can't always hear the music in the music, and tends to notice only the most obvious (usually the loudest) events.—David Schiff
David SchiffExamples of listener in a Sentence
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TikTok’s first incarnation was as a lip-syncing app, Musical.ly, and the app dominates music discovery for young listeners.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Some listeners might want more high-mid and high presence, something the in-app EQ can accommodate.
—PCMAG, 21 Apr. 2024
As on those albums, the storytelling is so vivid, listeners will have a challenge discerning fact from fiction as the Grammy winner lays bare accounts of romances that turned to tragedies over ambient synths.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Radio listeners can tune in to local broadcasts of all postseason games there, including Tuesday’s game vs. the Warriors and Friday’s potential game against the Lakers or Pelicans.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
Still, even before Akademiks’ confirmation, most listeners felt like the quality of the song’s vocal inflections — and inside-baseball references to Kendrick’s contract and the Weeknd’s manager XO Cash — affirmed the track as real.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The corollary to that is when your idea gets rejected, consider the possibility that your listener did not understand your space.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Show compassion and be a good listener, but keep your personal life and opinions to yourself.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Through their testimony, listeners learned that this school had more than 100 cameras positioned throughout it.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Some listeners might want more high-mid and high presence, something the in-app EQ can accommodate.
—PCMAG, 21 Apr. 2024
As on those albums, the storytelling is so vivid, listeners will have a challenge discerning fact from fiction as the Grammy winner lays bare accounts of romances that turned to tragedies over ambient synths.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Radio listeners can tune in to local broadcasts of all postseason games there, including Tuesday’s game vs. the Warriors and Friday’s potential game against the Lakers or Pelicans.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
Still, even before Akademiks’ confirmation, most listeners felt like the quality of the song’s vocal inflections — and inside-baseball references to Kendrick’s contract and the Weeknd’s manager XO Cash — affirmed the track as real.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The corollary to that is when your idea gets rejected, consider the possibility that your listener did not understand your space.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
Show compassion and be a good listener, but keep your personal life and opinions to yourself.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Through their testimony, listeners learned that this school had more than 100 cameras positioned throughout it.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Listener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listener. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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