lector

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• /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)/
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From Middle English lector, lectoure, lectour, from Late Latin lēctor, from legō (“to read”). “Voice-over” sense probably adapted from Polish lektor. Doublet of lecture and lecturer.

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: четец (četec) — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Chinese Mandarin: 咏者 (yóng zhě) — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Indonesian: lektor — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Italian: lettore — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Italian: lettrice — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Portuguese: leitor — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Portuguese: leitora — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Vietnamese: người đọc kinh — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Vietnamese: thầy đọc kinh — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Vietnamese: thầy đọc sách — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Vietnamese: thừa tác viên Lời Chúa — lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts
• Bulgarian: лектор (lektor) — public lecturer or reader