readership

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noun

The collected readers of a publication.

“the Nora Chadwick Readership in Celtic Studies”

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English reader →
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Meanings

readership1

nounreadership (countable and uncountable, plural readerships)

plural readerships

  1. countableuncountableThe collected readers of a publication.

    The village newspaper has a readership of only 200 people.

  2. countableuncountableThe role or office of a reader.

    the Nora Chadwick Readership in Celtic Studies

Readership2

nounReadership (plural Readerships)

plural Readerships

  1. The office or position of a Reader

Origin

  1. Englishreader
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishreadership

From reader + -ship.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 讀者群 /读者群
  • 讀者群 /读者群 (dúzhěqún)collected readers of a publication
Czech čtenářstvo
  • čtenářstvocollected readers of a publication
Dutch lezerspubliek
  • lezerspubliekcollected readers of a publication
Finnish lukijakunta
  • lukijakuntacollected readers of a publication
French lectorat
  • lectoratcollected readers of a publication
German Leserschaft
  • Leserschaftcollected readers of a publication
Greek αναγνωσιμότητα
  • αναγνωσιμότητα (anagnosimótita)collected readers of a publication
Hebrew קהל־קוראים
  • קהל־קוראים (khal korˈʔim)collected readers of a publication
Hungarian olvasóközönség
  • olvasóközönségcollected readers of a publication
Indonesian kepembacaan
  • kepembacaancollected readers of a publication
Portuguese leitores
  • leitorescollected readers of a publication
Russian читательская аудитория, аудитория
  • читательская аудитория (čitatelʹskaja auditorija)collected readers of a publication
  • аудитория (auditorija)collected readers of a publication
  • круг чита́телей (krug čitátelej)collected readers of a publication
Spanish lectoría, lectores
  • lectoríacollected readers of a publication
  • lectorescollected readers of a publication
Swahili usomaji
  • usomajicollected readers of a publication
Swedish läsekrets
  • läsekretscollected readers of a publication
Welsh darllenyddiaeth
  • darllenyddiaethcollected readers of a publication
Cite this entry
APA

readership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readership

MLA

“readership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readership. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readership,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readership.

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