voorleser

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch voorleser (modern spelling voorlezer), from voor- (“before”) + lezer (“reader”). === Noun === voorleser (plural voorlesers) (US, historical) A prominent citizen in New Amsterdam, whose duties spanned across law, education and religion. (US, historical) A legal or religious reader. === See also === voorlezen Voorleser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === "Original 1685 Bell." Friends of the Old Dutch Church & Burying Ground. Retrieved 2010-08-01 Van Winkle, Daniel (1910-10-06). "History of Bergen Village." The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-01 == Dutch == === Noun === voorleser m (plural voorlesers, diminutive voorlesertje n) obsolete spelling of voorlezer