voorleser

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noun

A prominent citizen in New Amsterdam, whose duties spanned across law, education and religion.

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Meanings

nounvoorleser (plural voorlesers)

plural voorlesers

  1. UShistoricalA prominent citizen in New Amsterdam, whose duties spanned across law, education and religion.
  2. UShistoricalA legal or religious reader.

Origin

  1. Dutchvoorleser
  2. Englishvoorleser

Borrowed from Dutch voorleser (modern spelling voorlezer), from voor- (“before”) + lezer (“reader”).

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APA

voorleser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voorleser

MLA

“voorleser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voorleser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voorleser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voorleser.

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