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hearer

/ˈhɪəɹə/ Australia, UK
/ˈhɪɹɚ/ US
/ˈhɪəɹə(ɹ)/ US
/ˈhiɹə(ɹ)/ US
/ˈhiəɹə/ New Zealand
/ˈhiɹəɹ/ Scotland
/ˈhɛːɹə/

Rhymes with -ɪəɹə(ɹ)

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From Middle English heerar, herere, hyerere, equivalent to hear + -er.

noun hearers

One who hears. Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker.
A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener. Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.

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Español	oyente, oidor

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@misc{hearer_2026,
  title = {hearer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hearer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}