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Television vs Viewer - What's the difference?

television | viewer |

As nouns the difference between television and viewer

is that television is an electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound while viewer is someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

As a verb television

is to watch television.

television

English

(wikipedia television)

Noun

  • (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
    • It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
  • (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
    • I have an old television in the study.
  • (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
    • fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

    Derived terms

    (television) * cable television * on television * televangelism * televangelist * television channel * television network * television station * TV

    Synonyms

    (television) * boob tube * cultural barbiturate * electronic babysitter * glass teat * goggle box * idiot box * plebvision * the shit box * television set * telly * the tube * TV

    Related terms

    (television) * televisional * televisionally * televisionary * televise, televize * televisual

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (neologism, informal) To watch television.

    • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    viewer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator
  • Someone who watches television
  • Any optical device used to view photographic slides
  • (computing) A program that displays the contents of a file of digital images; an image viewer or file viewer

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns