Definition
One who harkens; a person who listens or pays attention to something.
Etymology
From 'hearken' plus the agent suffix '-er,' which creates nouns describing someone who performs the action. This is a standard English word formation pattern, though the word itself is quite rare.
Kelly Says
Adding '-er' to verbs to make job titles works great for modern roles like 'runner' or 'reader,' but 'harkener' sounds almost comical—probably because we don't talk about listening as a distinct occupation anymore.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُستمع
mu-sta-me'a
BNবাংলা
শোনাকর
sho-na-kor
CSČeština
posluchač
pos-loo-chach
DADansk
lyttende
lee-t-en-deh
ELΕλληνικά
ακροατής
ak-ro-a-tes
ESEspañol
escuchador
es-koo-CHA-dor
FAفارسی
شنونده
shen-no-deh
FISuomi
kuuntelija
kwan-ten-ee-lee-jah
FRFrançais
auditeur
oh-dee-TEWR
GUGU
શ્રવણકર્તા
shra-van-kar-ta
HIहिन्दी
श्रवणकर्ता
shra-van-kar-ta
HUMagyar
hallgató
hal-ga-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendengar
pen-den-gar
IGIG
onye gbara
oh-nye g-ba-ra
ITItaliano
ascoltatore
as-kol-ta-TORE
KMKM
អ្នកស្ដាប់
a-nk s-ta-ap
KO한국어
듣는 사람
deut-neun sa-ram
MRMR
श्रवणकर्ता
shra-van-kar-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pendengar
pen-den-gar
NLNederlands
hoorder
HO-der
NONorsk
hørere
HO-reh-reh
PAPA
ਸੁਣਨ ਵਾਲਾ
sun-nan wa-la
PLPolski
słuchacz
sh-OO-chach
PTPortuguês
ouvinte
oo-vee-N-teh
RORomână
ascultător
as-kult-o-tor
RUРусский
слушатель
sloo-sha-tel'
SVSvenska
lyssnare
LEES-na-re
SWKiswahili
msikilizaji
mee-si-li-za-jee
TAதமிழ்
கேட்பவர்
kaet-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
నిరీక్షకుడు
ni-ree-k-sha-ku-du
TLTL
tagapakinig
ta-ga-pa-ki-nig
TRTürkçe
dinleyici
din-lee-yechee
UKУкраїнська
слухач
slu-hach
URاردو
سُننے والا
sun-nay-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người nghe
ngoo-ee nghe
YOYO
ọ̀kań tí ó ní
oh-kan ti oh-nee
ZUZU
umngqobi
oom-ng-qo-bee