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Lesern

Lesern is primarily a grammatical form in the German language rather than a standalone, widely recognized term. It is the dative plural form of the noun Leser, which means “reader.” In standard usage you would typically see the form with an article or determiner, as in den Lesern meaning “to/for the readers” or mit den Lesern meaning “with the readers.” The form reflects German noun declension, where the dative plural often appears as Lesern after the definite article den.

In linguistic terms, Leser is a masculine noun meaning a person who reads. Its plural nominative is

There is no widely cited geographical, organizational, or biographical entity named Lesern in standard reference works.

See also: Leser, Leserschaft, Lesen, German declension.

Leser,
and
its
dative
plural
is
Lesern.
The
change
to
Lesern
involves
the
customary
dative
plural
pattern
that
adds
an
-n
in
many
nouns
when
inflected.
When
encountered
as
a
proper
noun
in
fiction
or
a
specific
project,
its
interpretation
depends
on
that
particular
context
and
is
not
tied
to
a
general
meaning
of
the
word
in
German.