subtitler

Definitions

1. A person who transcribes or translates subtitles (for an audiovisual work).
2. A software package that assists in creating subtitles for movies, documentaries, etc.
3. A person who writes subtitles (for a book, newspaper, etc.).
   uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“It was an error introduced by the subtitler, not the screenwriter.”

“[…]any time studio atmosphere gets too thick due to scraps among the sub-titlers as to the most fitting words to suit⟳ the deed, he can scamper up among the clouds until it blows over.”

“The sub-titler is also a creature of convention—convention not of the picture alone but of popular belief. Why is it that a Chinaman on the screen must speak⟳ pidgin English, when many of the Chinese we know⟳ speak⟳ better English than the native?”

“The newspaper column's subtitler could not be identified.”

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