Added 9 October 2026 listener /ˈlɪsənə/ noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words In Latin: audiens, auscultātor Wiktionary noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about listener at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast. A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler. A person's ear. Related Words: hearerauditoreavesdroppingeavesdropperobserverinterlocutorhearingreceivingreceptionconfigurationreceiptaudience Back to today's word