readership

noun

read·​er·​ship ˈrē-dər-ˌship How to pronounce readership (audio)
1
a
: the office or position of a reader
b
: the quality or state of being a reader
2
: the mass or a particular group of readers
a magazine's readership

Examples of readership in a Sentence

She holds a readership in chemistry.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
In August, Wiley gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, whose affluent readership includes many art collectors. Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 Those losses amounted to about 8% of the roughly 2.5 million print and online readership of the Post and at least 1.8% of the audience for The Times. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 Sleuths among the Deadline readership may know already he’s headed to the Croisette this year to promote his doc series Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024 But talking to a bunch of publishers is not the same thing as talking to my readership about it. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for readership 

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of readership was in 1719

Dictionary Entries Near readership

Cite this Entry

“Readership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readership. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

readership

noun
read·​er·​ship ˈrēd-ər-ˌship How to pronounce readership (audio)
: a group of readers

More from Merriam-Webster on readership

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!