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hearer
noun [C] /ˈhɪə.rər/
/ˈhɪr.ɚ/ Definition
(Definition of hearer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Animal (non-human) sounds
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- Noise & noisy
- Noises made by the body
- Perceptive
- Silence & quiet
- Smells & smelling
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Synonyms and related words:
- attend verb (NOTICE)
- audio- prefix
- auditory adjective
- ears are flapping idiom
- earshot noun
- eavesdrop verb
- hark at sb! idiom
- hear sb out phrasal verb
- hear verb (LISTEN)
- hear verb (RECEIVE SOUND)
- hearken verb
- lend an ear idiom
- listen out for sth phrasal verb
- listen verb
- mishear verb
- overhear verb
- pin back your ears idiom
- prick (sth) up phrasal verb
- read my lips idiom
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