reader , ra . ( Of the lat. )( reader, - oris ). 1. adj. Read or have the habit of reading. 2. adj. That reads aloud to others. U m. c. s. 3. adj. said of an electronic device: making information of support determined in another type of signal, to process computer or reproduce by other means. Drive reader. U m. c. s. m. cassettes, CD-ROM reader. 4. m. y f. In the University departments of modern languages, teacher, generalm foreign entity that teaches and explained in their own language. 5. m. y f. In publishers, person who examines the received original in order to consider the desirability of publication. 6. secular Catholic m. which has received the first of the two ministries established by the Church and whose job is to proclaim the word of God in liturgical acts. 7. m., clergyman who took care of teaching the catechumens and neophytes the rudiments of the Catholic religion, and read the place of Scripture on which the Bishop went to preach to the faithful. 8. m. In centres of religious formation, man who had the task of teaching philosophy, theology or moral. 9. m. Inform. Optical device that allows reading information on a microfilm or a microfiche. 10. m. ant. Professor or teacher who taught a college. reader optical. 1. m. electronic reader that identifies and interprets graphical information, such as that contained in a bar code.