Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lector \Lec"tor\ (l[e^]k"t[o^]r), n. [L. See {Lection}.] (Eccl.)
   A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read
   lessons to the illiterate.

Source : WordNet®

lector
     n 1: someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone
          ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
          [syn: {reader}]
     2: a public lecturer at certain universities [syn: {lecturer},
        {reader}]