noun
viewer
Someone who watches something, especially television or online video.
The viewer pauses the video to read the instructions carefully.
Etymology
View developed a verb for looking at something. The person-forming ending names the watcher, particularly an audience member for visual media.
More examples
- Millions of viewers watch the championship game on television.
- Viewers can leave questions below the cooking video.
- The documentary challenges each viewer to reconsider familiar assumptions.
Forms
viewer · viewers
view verb — To watch or look at something.
Similar words
- spectator
- Usually watches an event in person rather than on screen.
- watcher
- Describes someone observing anything, not specifically television or video.