oyente
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From the old present participle of oír, or from Latin audientem. Compare Portuguese ouvinte.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: o‧yen‧te
Adjective edit
oyente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oyentes)
Noun edit
oyente m or f by sense (plural oyentes)
- listener
- Así que ahora tenemos tiempo para algunas preguntas de nuestros oyentes.
- So now we have time for some questions from our listeners.
- hearer, hearing person
- Antonym: sordo
- auditor, unregistered student, student who sits in lectures despite not being an official student
- No se espera que el oyente envíe tareas y tome exámenes.
- The auditor is not expected to submit assignments and take exams.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “oyente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014