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compiler

a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)

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Six example sentences with compiler, each labelled with its topic.

  • The 1755 dictionary lists one compiler on its title page, though six clerks copied quotations for him in a rented attic.

    Literature

  • The hymnal's compiler gathered four hundred tunes from village choirs and printed them in a single volume in 1848.

    Music

  • As compiler of the annual industry directory, she spent nine months telephoning firms to confirm addresses and staff numbers.

    Business

  • The chronicle's compiler copied older records into one volume, adding a note whenever two sources disagreed.

    History

  • As compiler of the star catalogue, she checked every position against two nights of observation before printing it.

    Science

  • The compiler of the county recipe book collected four hundred cards from farmhouse kitchens over two winters.

    Cooking

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