Etymology

lector

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Today it means: A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service. Full definition →

Middle English lector ← Late Latin lēctor ← Polish lektor
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  1. Polish · calque oflektor
  2. Late Latin · derived fromlēctor
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlector
  4. English todaylector

From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō (“to read”). “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from Polish lektor. Doublet of lecture and lecturer.

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