listener
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Meaning · English
A person's ear.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Fancy Gazette, quoted in 1823, John Badcock, Slang, a Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, of Bon-Ton, and the Varieties of Life
Gas now planted his favourite hit under the left listener of his antagonist, which sent him to dorse.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “listener” mean?
A person's ear.
Is “listener” formal or informal?
listener is generally slang.