someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic ChurchSynonyms: reader
a public lecturer at certain universitiesSynonyms: lecturerreader
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Lector \Lec"tor\ (l[e^]k"t[o^]r), n. [L. See Lection.] (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate. [1913 Webster]