Subtitler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌbˌtaɪt(ə)lə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subtitler is a noun meaning A person who transcribes or translates subtitles (for an audiovisual work).
Meaning
A person who transcribes or translates subtitles (for an audiovisual work).
More Meanings
- A software package that assists in creating subtitles for movies, documentaries, etc.
- (uncommon) A person who writes subtitles (for a book, newspaper, etc.).
Example Sentences
The newspaper column's subtitler could not be identified.
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?
Word Forms
- subtitlers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include translator, fansubber, transcriber, subwriter, transcriptionist, transliterator.
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