nonreader

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noun

One who does not read.

Similar
illiterateilliterate person
Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounnonreader (plural nonreaders)

plural nonreaders

  1. One who does not read.

    “I am surprised because I hadn’t imagined how guilty nonreaders feel,” Mr. Bayard, 52, said in an interview.

    2007 February 24, Alan Riding, “Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    Wings' handling of the standard-issue Hammettesque equipment is light, fast, and witty enough to allow even inveterate non-readers of mysteries like myself to stay tuned.

    1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person unable to read

Similar
illiterateilliterate person
Broader
ignoramusknow nothinguneducated person
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

nonreader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreader

MLA

“nonreader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonreader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreader.

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