listener

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. someone who pays attention to what you say and tries to understand your feelings.

n. a person who provides empathetic attention to a speaker, often in a therapeutic or supportive context.

“She is a very good listener, so I always talk to her when I have a problem.”

“Effective leadership requires being an active listener who values the perspectives of every team member before making a final decision.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a piece of computer code that waits for a specific action, like a mouse click, to happen.

n. a function or procedure that waits for a specific event to occur, such as a user interaction or a system state change, and executes a response.

“The programmer added a listener to the button so the page would save when clicked.”

“The application performance degraded because too many event listeners were attached to the scroll container, causing significant lag during user interaction.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Slang · Informal

n. a casual or funny word for a person's ear.

n. a metonymic reference to the organ of hearing.

“Keep your listeners open for any news about the new job.”

“He leaned in close, cupping a hand behind his listener to catch the faint whisper in the crowded room.”