Illiterate Person (Noun)
Meaning
A person unable to read.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The local nonprofit organization focused on educating illiterate persons in the community by providing free reading classes.
- She was an illiterate person who had never had the opportunity to attend school and was proud to finally learn how to read at age 60.
- The doctor felt sorry for the illiterate person who was unable to read the prescription label on their medication bottle.
- As an illiterate person, he relied on his family members to read him news from the newspaper every day.
- Many illiterate persons in the village relied on others to fill out government forms and official documents for them.