abridger
n. C1 Advanced abridger
n. a person who shortens a long book or document by removing parts they think are unnecessary. They keep the main ideas but make the text shorter.
n. a person who shortens a text by omitting parts considered redundant or less essential while preserving the core content.
The abridger removed the long speeches from the history book.
A skilled abridger must balance brevity with the need to maintain the original author's voice and intent.
The abridger faced a difficult choice: to cut the descriptive passages that defined the setting or to remove the philosophical dialogues that explained the characters' motivations.
From abridge + -er.