From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhearerhear‧er /ˈhɪərə $ ˈhɪrər/ noun [countable]HEARsomeone who hears somethingSYN listenerExamples from the Corpushearer• How does a hearer know if a speaker is speaking indirectly as well as directly?• Once at least he could feel that a sermon of his moved his hearers.• Police had to be brought in to protect Laing from the outragedviolence of some of his hearers.• The more responsibilityhearers are given, the weaker the communication.• Strictly speaking, this should be used to refer to an auditorysensation experienced by the hearer.• This is what makes the most immediateimpact on the hearer and arouses his empathy.