Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who listens; a harkener.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who listens; a hearkener.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
listens , especially to aspeech or abroadcast . - noun computing, programming A
function that runs in response to anevent ; anevent handler .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who listens attentively
Etymologies
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Examples
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Individuals with AS may fail to monitor whether the listener is interested or engaged in the conversation.
Archive 2009-04-01 zombietron 2009
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And being a good listener is not as easy as it sounds.
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This benediction to the listener is one of the more lucid moments from the liner notes to Dr. John's 1968 album, "Gris-Gris."
A Road Trip in Search of Ghosts Eddie Dean 2010
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Being in the position of proximate listener is the essential privilege of doctoring.
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Unless a listener is discerning, empty promises will always have a superficial appeal.
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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At this point, the reader/listener is able to escape into the wonderful world of imagination and follow Jack and his sister, Marie on their "think-a-ma-jink" adventures.
Reviews 2010
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At this point, the reader/listener is able to escape into the wonderful world of imagination and follow Jack and his sister, Marie on their "think-a-ma-jink" adventures.
Members 2010
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At this point, the reader/listener is able to escape into the wonderful world of imagination and follow Jack and his sister, Marie on their "think-a-ma-jink" adventures.
Books 2010
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At this point, the reader/listener is able to escape into the wonderful world of imagination and follow Jack and his sister, Marie on their "think-a-ma-jink" adventures.
Literacy 2010
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Individuals with AS may fail to monitor whether the listener is interested or engaged in the conversation.
World Autism Awareness Day zombietron 2009
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