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Peruser

/pəˈruːzər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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  1. 1

    A person who reads or examines something, typically in a thorough, careful, or leisurely manner.

    "An attentive peruser of the morning newspaper will find several articles on the new economic policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'peruse', which comes from Middle English 'perusen', combining the prefix 'per-' (thoroughly) and 'usen' (to use or employ). Historically shifting from meaning 'to use up or examine thoroughly' to its modern primary sense of reading or examining something carefully or casually.

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