英和和英

語源

From 中期英語 vewer; equivalent to view +‎ -er.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈvjuːə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈvju.ɚ/

名詞

viewer (plural viewers)

1. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
   • 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, →ISBN, page 11:

     This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.

   • 2014 February 13, Heather Kelly, “The bizarre, lucrative world of ‘unboxing’ videos”, in CNN‎:

     It’s clear why enterprising people make the videos, but what compels so many viewers to watch an amateur video of some stranger they don’t know opening a box? What would compel a viewer to subscribe to the all-coffee channel and binge-watch a guy unpacking coffee makers?

2. Someone who watches television.
3. Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
4. (computing) A program that displays the contents of a file.
5. (now historical) An appointed inspector or examiner:
   1. (mining, historical) The manager of a colliery, who directs its workings and ventilation.

派生語

アナグラム

• re-view, review