Meanings
nounpreviewer (plural previewers)
plural previewers
- A person who sees a film or TV program, etc. before its general release to the public.
- computingA program that provides a preview of a document or other work.
To view a file for which there is no previewer installed, save the file to disk and open it with the appropriate application.
2010, Jim Boyce, Microsoft® Outlook® 2010 Inside Out1 more example
For example, the Macintosh versions of TeX provide a screen previewer as a part of the basic package, whereas the screen previewer for the IBM PC is an extra.
1988, Institute for Scientific Information, “The Scientist”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 2, numbers 1-12
Origin
From preview + -er or pre- + viewer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Māori kaiarokite, pūarokite
- kaiarokiteA person who previews a film or programme etc.
- pūarokitea programme that previews documents film and other such material, etc.
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APA
previewer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previewer
MLA
“previewer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previewer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “previewer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/previewer.
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