Definition of LECTOR

lector

Plural: lectors

Noun

  • A reader who reads lessons in a church service.
  • someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
  • a public lecturer at certain universities
  • A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.
  • A public lecturer or reader at some universities.
  • A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.
  • A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European countries.

Verb

  • To perform service as a lector in a religious context.
  • To do a voice-over translation of a film.

Examples

  • As the LECTOR of words, she always found the perfect spot for her high-scoring tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō (“I read”). “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from Polish lektor.

Synonyms

lecturer, reader

Scrabble Score: 8

lector: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lector: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lector: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

lector: valid Words With Friends Word