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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After the comedians put out the call for listeners and celebrities to participate in the race, Jelly Roll agreed to do so in January.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Plus, listeners have been interested in perusing the classic songs that have served as samples in Lamar’s diss tracks.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
Kentish agrees that more succinct albums are a way of combatting the behavior of some music listeners to bounce around streaming services, from one artist or album to another.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Ultimately, Noles and Swarts hope to continue to show listeners that love doesn’t have an age limit.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
All singing about is generosity, about opening your hands and opening your arms, letting the story unfold for the listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
But enough nuance to cause hesitancy or confusion on the part of the listener.
—Blake Snow, WIRED, 5 May 2024
Swarts and Noles offer their input multiple times a week to listeners who submit questions to their Golden Hour podcast.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The podcast includes conversations with leaders and radical healers in wellness around the topics meant to expand and support listeners of all backgrounds on their well-being journeys, offering expertise in self-care practices and trauma.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 3 May 2024
Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Plus, listeners have been interested in perusing the classic songs that have served as samples in Lamar’s diss tracks.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
Kentish agrees that more succinct albums are a way of combatting the behavior of some music listeners to bounce around streaming services, from one artist or album to another.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
Ultimately, Noles and Swarts hope to continue to show listeners that love doesn’t have an age limit.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
All singing about is generosity, about opening your hands and opening your arms, letting the story unfold for the listener.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2024
But enough nuance to cause hesitancy or confusion on the part of the listener.
—Blake Snow, WIRED, 5 May 2024
Swarts and Noles offer their input multiple times a week to listeners who submit questions to their Golden Hour podcast.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The podcast includes conversations with leaders and radical healers in wellness around the topics meant to expand and support listeners of all backgrounds on their well-being journeys, offering expertise in self-care practices and trauma.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 3 May 2024
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“Listener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listener. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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