hearer

noun2

1. •
   One who hears.

   • Defaultism The defaultist view is that some conversational implicatures are default inferences—presumptive meanings—that the hearer makes unless given reason not to by the speaker. — 2019
2. •
   A person who regularly attends sermons; a devout listener.

   • Whilst Mr. Taale was priest in Osteröe, it happened that one of his hearers was carried away and returned again. — 1828