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Definition of perceiver

perceiver

/pərˈsiːvər/
per · ceiv · er
Adverb:perceptively
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Plural:perceivers
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Adjective:perceptive
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• noun

1

A person or conscious organism that becomes aware of, interprets, or experiences something through the senses or the mind.

Example

"In cognitive psychology, visual illusions demonstrate how the brain of the perceiver actively constructs reality from incomplete sensory cues."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English as an agent noun from the verb 'perceive', which derives from Anglo-French 'parceiver' and Latin 'percipere' ('to seize wholly' or 'to grasp with the mind'), from 'per-' ('thoroughly') and 'capere' ('to take').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Perceiver. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/perceiver
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