lector

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Synonyms: sector, hector, rector, vector, lentor, elector, lictor, ector, flector, alector, lectr

Antonyms: sector, hector, rector, vector, lentor, elector, lictor, ector, flector, alector, lectr

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|religion}} A [[layperson|lay person]] who reads aloud certain [[religious]] texts in a [[church service]].
2. {{lb|en|education}} A [[public]] [[lecturer]] or [[reader]] at some [[universities]].
3. {{lb|en|historical|US|cigar industry}} A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a [[trade union]].
4. {{lb|en|TV|cinema}} A person doing [[voice-over]] [[translation]] of foreign films, especially in [[Eastern European]] countries.

Verb

1. To perform service as a lector in a religious context.
2. To do a [[voice-over]] translation of a film.

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