oyente

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)

hearing
Antonym: sordo

Noun

oyente m or f by sense (plural oyentes)

listener
Así que ahora tenemos tiempo para algunas preguntas de nuestros oyentes.
So now we have time for some questions from our listeners.
hearer, hearing person
Antonym: sordo
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

Further reading

“oyente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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