abstracter

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

abstract +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹkæ.tɚ/
  • Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)

Noun

abstracter (plural abstracters)

  1. One who abstracts, or makes an abstract, as in records or documents. [First attested in the late 17th century.][1]
    an abstractor of title
  2. Someone that finds and summarizes information for legal or insurance work.
  3. An accounting clerk who records payroll deductions.

References
  1. “abstracter” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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