nonreader

English

Etymology

non- +‎ reader

Noun

nonreader (plural nonreaders)

1. One who does not read.
   • 2007 February 24, Alan Riding, “Read It? No, but You Can Skim a Few Pages and Fake It”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “I am surprised because I hadn’t imagined how guilty nonreaders feel,” Mr. Bayard, 52, said in an interview.

Usage notes

• Probably less pejorative than illiterate, leaving open the question of ability to read.