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Abbreviator

Noun

A person or thing that abbreviates or shortens words or phrases.

Sense 1:

A professional typist or stenographer who specializes in shorthand writing.

Example sentence:

The lawyer hired an efficient abbreviator to transcribe the court proceedings.

Sense 2:

A computer program or software designed to automatically shorten words or phrases.

Example sentence:

I use an abbreviator to save time when typing on my smartphone.

Verb

To abbreviate or shorten a word, phrase, or text.

Sense 1:

To reduce the length of a word or phrase by omitting or substituting certain letters.

Example sentence:

Please abbreviate the word "example" as "ex." in the document.

Sense 2:

To condense or summarize a piece of writing by omitting unnecessary details.

Example sentence:

The editor had to abbreviate the article in order to fit it on one page.

Sense 3:

To make something briefer or more concise.

Example sentence:

The speaker had to abbreviate his speech due to time constraints.