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abstractor

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English

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Etymology

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From abstract +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abstractor (plural abstractors)

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

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstractor”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
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