Source : WordNet®

news reader
     n : someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin [syn: {newsreader}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

news reader
     
         A {browser} program which enables a user to read
        articles posted to {Usenet}.  Articles may be stored in a
        local (or {NFS}-mounted) {spool} directory, or retrieved via
        {NNTP}.
     
        Examples are {rn}, {GNUS}, and {nn}.
     
        (1996-04-09)