oyente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old present participle of oír, or from Latin audientem. Compare Portuguese ouvinte.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oˈʝente/ [oˈʝẽn̪.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʝente/ [oˈʝẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃente/ [oˈʃẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒente/ [oˈʒẽn̪.t̪e]

• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: o‧yen‧te

Adjective

oyente m or f (masculine and feminine plural oyentes)

1. hearing

   Antonym: sordo

Noun

oyente m or f by sense (plural oyentes)

1. listener

   Así que ahora tenemos tiempo para algunas preguntas de nuestros oyentes.

   So now we have time for some questions from our listeners.

2. hearer, hearing person

   Antonym: sordo

3. auditor, unregistered student, student who sits in lectures despite not being an official student

   No se espera que el oyente envíe tareas y tome exámenes.

   The auditor is not expected to submit assignments and take exams.

Related terms

• oír
• radioyente

 

Further reading

• “oyente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16