abridger

a·bridge

A0023300 (ə-brĭj′)tr.v. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing, a·bridg·es 1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense: The editor abridged the manuscript by cutting out two chapters. See Synonyms at shorten.2. To limit; curtail: an unconstitutional law that abridged the rights of citizens.

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[Middle English abregen, from Old French abregier, from Late Latin abbreviāre, to shorten; see abbreviate.]

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a·bridg′er n.

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Noun

1.

abridger - one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written workabbreviatorredact, redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

Translations

abreviador