n. A reader; a prelector; one employed to read aloud; the reader of the lessons in church.
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n. a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
Word Usage
"Coming to the landing, I saw two cataphracts, an anagnost reading prayers, Master Gurloes, and a young woman."