Definition
The number or body of people who read a particular publication, author, or type of material. It can also refer to the quality or characteristics of an audience that reads specific content.
Etymology
Formed from 'reader' plus the suffix '-ship' indicating state or condition, first appearing in English around the mid-19th century. The suffix '-ship' comes from Old English '-scipe' meaning 'state of being.'
Kelly Says
Publishers obsess over readership metrics, but the concept reveals something profound about human connection - every book creates an invisible community of minds that have shared the same thoughts, even across centuries and continents.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ነብር
me-ts-ha-af ne-bir
ARالعربية
القراء
al-qara'a
CACatalà
lectore
le-cto-re
CSČeština
čtenářská čtenost
chtena-r-ska che-tenost
DADansk
læserkreds
laes-er-kreds
DEDeutsch
Leserschaft
le-ser-shaft
ELΕλληνικά
αναγνωστική κοινότητα
ana-gno-sti-ki koino-to-ta
ESEspañol
audiencia
aw-dee-en-sia
FAفارسی
خوانندگان
khoan-andagān
FISuomi
lukijakunta
lu-ki-ja-kun-ta
FRFrançais
public
pu-blick
HEעברית
קהל קוראים
ka-hel ko-ra-im
HIहिन्दी
पाठक वर्ग
pa-thak varg
HUMagyar
olvasóközönség
olvas-o-ko-zo-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembaca
pemb-a-ca
IGIG
ndị na-agụ
ndi na-a-gu
ITItaliano
lettore
let-tore
MSBahasa Melayu
pembaca
pemb-a-ca
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှတ်သူ
pon-maht-tha-tu
NLNederlands
lezerij
lee-zer-ij
NONorsk
leserskare
le-ser-ska-re
PAPA
ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਵਾਲੇ
par-dhn va-lay
PLPolski
czytelnicy
che-tel-ni-cy
PTPortuguês
leitorado
le-i-to-ra-do
RORomână
publicul
pu-bli-cul
RUРусский
читательская аудитория
chitatelskaya avditoriya
SVSvenska
läsarsamhälle
laes-ar-sam-ha-lle
SWKiswahili
wasoma
wa-so-ma
TAதமிழ்
வாசகர்கள்
vaa-sa-ka-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
చదివేవారి
cha-di-ve-va-ri
TLTL
mga mambabasa
mga mam-ba-ba-sa
TRTürkçe
okur kitlesi
o-kur ki-t-le-si
UKУкраїнська
чи́тці́льська аудиторія
chyt-tsi-lska av-di-to-riya
URاردو
پڑھنے والے
par-hne wa-lay
VITiếng Việt
khán giả
khan-gia
ZUZU
abafundi
a-ba-fun-di