drafter

English

Etymology

From draft +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ)

Noun

drafter (plural drafters)

  1. A person who prepares technical drawings and plans.
  2. A person who prepares drafts.
    • 1955 December, “Notes and News: An Old Midland Railway Bridge Notice”, in Railway Magazine, page 877:
      It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.
    • 2022 August 10, Jim Steer, “We're riding the wrong horse”, in RAIL, number 963, page 46:
      Departmental drafters have done their best to explain in the June report what's happened, but obviously can't write about the politics that led to Golborne being dropped. Instead, they refer to the Government's Union Connectivity Review [...].
  3. (US) A person who writes a legislative bill.

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