Lector

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A lector, in Latin, is a broad definition for a person who reads, aloud or not. It is also a specific title, not translated in many languages as English (but in French for example Lecteur), in various uses :

Academic

An academic lector can include public lecturers and readers at a university, as well as the title 'lector jubilate', which is an equivalent to Doctor of Divinity.

Ecclesiastical

A person who reads scriptures or writings in a religious service, whether a clergyman (or equivalent) or otherwise. A reader (minor orders) is sometimes referred to as a lector. The (lector) reader proclaims the Scripture readings used in the Liturgy of the Word from The official, liturgical book (lectionary).

Filmic

In some countries (e.g. Poland), a lector is used instead of closed captioning or dubbing to make foreign language films and programs accessible to the country's speakers. This is also known as a Gavrilov translation.

Cigar manufacturing

Historically, the lector or reader in a cigar factory entertained workers by reading books or newspapers aloud. See Cigar#Manufacture.