# caveat lector

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. Reader beware.

## Etymology
Latin for “reader beware”; formed on the model of caveat emptor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caveat-lector