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Auditor

A hearer or listener.

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Broader term 8

Accountant 76% connected

One who renders account; one accountable.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Controller 76% connected

One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Pupil 76% connected

The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Student 76% connected

A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledg…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 1

Eavesdropper 76% connected

One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Audit 74% connected

An audience; a hearing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Audit 74% connected

An audience; a hearing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Listen 74% connected

To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Containing group 1

Audience 70% connected

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Synonym 3

Attender 92% connected

One who, or that which, attends.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hearer 92% connected

One who hears; an auditor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Listener 92% connected

One who listens; a hearkener.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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