news reader n : someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: {newsreader}]
news readerA {browser} program which enables a user to read articles posted to {Usenet}. Articles may be stored in a local (or {NFS}-mounted) {spool} directory, or retrieved via {NNTP}. Examples are {rn}, {GNUS}, and {nn}. (1996-04-09)