SIGHTREADER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sightreader" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

sightread (perform music from a score without having seen the score before)

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