abstractor

English

Etymology

abstract +‎ -or

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abstractor (plural abstractors)

  1. Alternative form of abstracter [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
  2. (dated, historical, Britain) A clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service.

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10
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