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.
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Also, according to Taboola, of all the playoff games collegiate and NFL played over the five-day weekend, online readership was greatest on October 10, the day of the Ohio State-Texas game. Brad Adgate, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Publishers that sell out their writers will see their talent go elsewhere and, with them, their readership. Susie Alegre, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, the circulation war gave Detroit the biggest newspaper per-capita readership anywhere in America. Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024 For three decades, websites large and small have depended on search to help build their readership; now they’re caught in a philosophical quagmire. Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for readership 

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of readership was in 1719

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“Readership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readership. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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readership

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

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