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Meaning of Hearer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɪəɹə

Definitions

  1. One who hears.
  2. A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”
“Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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