Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Lector /(lĕk"tŏr)/ · Lec·tor · IPA /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)/ 01 n. A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate. 1. A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.(Eccl.)