Etymology

viewer

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Today it means: Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator. Full definition →

Middle English vewer
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromvewer
  2. English todayviewer

From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

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