Word Noun
abstracter
n.
countable
C2 Proficiency ab·stracter UK spelling abstracters
Definition
n.a person who takes the most important ideas from a long piece of writing. This is an old word for someone who summarizes or extracts information.
n.a person who extracts or summarizes the essential points from a longer text. Archaic in modern usage; historically used in legal or academic contexts.
Examples
“The abstracter summarized the long report for the committee.”
“In the 18th century, a professional abstracter was hired to condense legal documents for the court records.”
“The abstracter worked meticulously to ensure that the condensed version of the treaty retained the original legal nuances without any loss of meaning.”
Etymology
From abstract + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Level C2 · Proficiency
Frequency Rare
Updated