abridger
Makes books shorter
An abridger is someone who shortens a text while preserving its essential content.
The term applies to editors who condense novels, legal documents, or reference works: The abridger reduced the thousand-page biography to three hundred pages without losing the narrative thread.
Condensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
- précisConcise summary of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- outlineSummary of key elements
recap · overview · compendium · epitome · condensation · capsule · briefing · conspectus
One who revises texts
- reviserOne who edits text
- editorOne who revises text
- copyeditorPublication text corrector
- proofreaderOne who corrects texts
condensing · shortening · cutting · trimming · pruning · paring · elision · omission
Shortness of expression
- succinctnessQuality of being brief
- pithinessTerse, meaningful expression
- tersenessExtreme brevity of expression
- compressionForcing into smaller space
compactness · economy · concision · tightening · streamlining · consolidation · reduction · concentration
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- understandableAble to be grasped
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- accessibleAble to be reached
intelligible · plain · clear · simplified · straightforward · uncomplicated · distilled · essential
synopsis
Condensed version of content
outline · recap · overview · compendium · epitome · condensation · capsule · briefing · conspectus · survey
redactor
One who revises texts
- reviserOne who edits text
- editorOne who revises text
- copyeditorPublication text corrector
proofreader · condensing · shortening · cutting · trimming · pruning · paring · elision · omission · deletion
brevity
Shortness of expression
- succinctnessQuality of being brief
- pithinessTerse, meaningful expression
- tersenessExtreme brevity of expression
compression · compactness · economy · concision · tightening · streamlining · consolidation · reduction · concentration · laconism
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- understandableAble to be grasped
- coherentLogically connected throughout
accessible · intelligible · plain · clear · simplified · straightforward · uncomplicated · distilled · essential · core
abridgerexpander
Something that widens
amplifier · extender · enlarger · lengthener · embellisher
- abridged versionShortened form of work
- abridged editionShortened form of work
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