viewer

noun

Etymology: From Middle English vewer; equivalent to view + -er.

1. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.

   “This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.”

   “It’s clear why enterprising people make the videos, but what compels so many viewers to watch an amateur video of some stranger they don’t know opening a box? What would compel a viewer to subscribe to the all-coffee channel and binge-watch a guy unpacking coffee makers?”

2. Someone who watches television.
3. Any optical device used to view photographic slides.
4. A program that displays the contents of a file.
5. An appointed inspector or examiner
6. An appointed inspector or examiner: