abstractor

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US/æbˈstɹæk.tɚ/

noun

A clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service.

Similar
abstracter
OriginEnglish abstract ← Middle English abstract ← Latin abstractus →
UncommonFirst used First attested in the mid 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounabstractor (plural abstractors)

plural abstractors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of abstracterFirst known use First attested in the mid 17ᵗʰ century.
  2. UKdatedhistoricalA clerk of a certain title or grade in the British civil service.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who makes abstracts or summarizes information

Similar
abstracter
Broader
writerauthor
Also see
abstracterlifterprigthiefthiever

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  7. Latintrahō
  8. Latinabstrahō
  9. Latinabstractus
  10. Middle Englishabstract
  11. Englishabstract
  12. Englishabstractor

From abstract + -or.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abstractor

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Cite this entry
APA

abstractor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractor

MLA

“abstractor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstractor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractor.

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