{
    "term": "viewer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person watching television or a video on the internet",
            "sensetop": "viewer of something",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The programme attracted millions of viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "British **television viewers** saw him this week in a BBC documentary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The average American **TV viewer** spends five hours a day watching the small screen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an attempt to attract **younger viewers**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her performance has grabbed the attention of 100 million YouTube viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a regular viewer of the show",
                    "contextForm": "viewer of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "BBC viewers saw the prime minister lose his cool on last night's ‘Question Time’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hundreds of viewers called in to complain after the show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is estimated that four million viewers watched the programme."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many producers have a low opinion of the average viewer's intelligence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More than six million viewers tuned in to see the game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most cable viewers have a few channels that they watch regularly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "TV viewers saw the giant funnel of a tornado speeding across the fields."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcer informed viewers that programmes would be running late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcer informed viewers that the game had been postponed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evening news is to change its serious image in a bid to attract more viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The first series is probably the one best remembered by fans and casual viewers alike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new sitcom has been a big hit with viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The presenter's style may alienate some viewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Viewers can vote for their favourite/​favorite performer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to present viewers with something they haven't seen before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "While fewer people are attending football matches, armchair viewers are growing in number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major new drama series that looks set to shock television viewers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "attempts to lure younger viewers to the channel"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["television", "TV", "cable"],
                "verb + viewer": ["attract", "draw", "draw in"],
                "viewer + verb": ["see something", "watch something", "tune in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who looks at or considers something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many informed viewers of the current political scene are becoming critical of the government."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvjuːə(r)/",
                "audio": "vi/viewer/viewer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvjuːər/",
                "audio": "vi/viewer/viewer__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}