Definition of "lector" in English

noun

1. (religion) A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.

2. (education) A public lecturer or reader at some universities.

3. (historical, US, cigar industry) A person who reads aloud to workers to entertain them, appointed by a trade union.

4. (television, film) A person doing voice-over translation of foreign films, especially in Eastern European countries.

verb

1. To perform service as a lector in a religious context.

2. To do a voice-over translation of a film.