listener

lis·ten  (lsn)

intr.v. lis·tened, lis·ten·ing, lis·tens

1. To make an effort to hear something: listen to the radio; listening for the bell.

2. To pay attention; heed: "She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit" (Maya Angelou).

n.

An act of listening: Would you like to give the CD a listen before buying it?

Phrasal Verb:

listen in

1. To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.

2. To tune in and listen to a broadcast.

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[Middle English listenen, alteration (influenced by listen, to list, listen; see list⁴) of Old English hlysnan; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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listen·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

listener - someone who listens attentively       attender, auditor, hearer audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses eavesdropper - a secret listener to private conversations

Translations

listener [ˈlɪsnəʳ] N (gen) → oyente mf (Rad) → radioyente mf
to be a good listener → saber escuchar
dear listeners! (Rad) → ¡queridos radioyentes or oyentes!

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listener [ˈlɪs^ənə^r] n

(to radio) → auditeur/trice m/f
I'm a regular listener to her show → Je suis un auditeur régulier de son émission.

(= person who listens sympathetically) to be a good listener → savoir écouter

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listener

n → Zuhörer(in) m(f); (Rad) → Hörer(in) m(f); to be a good listener → gut zuhören können

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listener [ˈlɪsnəʳ] n (to speaker) → ascoltatore/trice; (to radio) → radioascoltatore/trice
to be a good listener → saper ascoltare

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listener [ˈlɪsnəʳ] n (to speaker) → ascoltatore/trice; (to radio) → radioascoltatore/trice
to be a good listener → saper ascoltare

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listener → مستمع posluchač lytter Zuhörer ακροατής oyente kuuntelija auditeur slušatelj ascoltatore 聞き手 듣는 사람 luisteraar lytter słuchacz ouvinte слушатель lyssnare ผู้ฟัง dinleyici người nghe 听众