Word Noun
abridger
n.
C1 Advanced abridger UK spelling abridgers
Definition
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.
Examples
“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.”
Etymology
From abridge + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level C1 · Advanced
Frequency Rare
Updated