1. 读者
    The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book are the people who read it.

    e.g. If you are a regular reader of Homes & Gardens you will know what an invaluable source of inspiration it is...
           如果你常读《家和花园》杂志的话，就会知道它是一个多么宝贵的灵感源泉。
    e.g. These texts give the reader an insight into the Chinese mind.
           这些文章使读者对中国人的思维有了深层次的认识。

2. 爱读书的人；有读书习惯的人
    A reader is a person who reads, especially one who reads for pleasure.

    e.g. Thanks to that job I became an avid reader...
           多亏了那份工作我才成了一个喜欢阅读的人。
    e.g. Their books are loved by young readers the world over.
           他们的书得到了全世界年轻读者的喜爱。

3. （出版社的）审稿人，审阅人
    A reader is a person who reads books for a publisher in order to give an opinion on whether they should be published or not.

4. （英国大学中仅次于教授的）高级讲师
    In British universities, a reader is a senior lecturer, with a rank just below that of a professor.

    e.g. John Stevenson is Reader in History at the University of Sheffield.
           约翰·史蒂文森是谢菲尔德大学的历史学高级讲师。

5. （美国大学的）助教
    In American universities and colleges, a reader is an assistant to a teacher. Readers' duties include reading and marking examination papers and other work.

6. （帮助阅读或学习外语的）读本，读物
    A reader is a book to help children to learn to read, or to help people to learn a foreign language. It contains passages of text, and often exercises to give practice in reading and writing.