"initialer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: initialers [plural]
Etymology: From initial + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|initial|er}} initial + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} initialer (plural initialers)
  1. The artist who decorates the initial letters in an illuminated manuscript.
    Sense id: en-initialer-en-noun-KeDt6bHs
  2. The initial episode of a television show or series of films.
    Sense id: en-initialer-en-noun-dojHwBUE
  3. One who initials a document.
    Sense id: en-initialer-en-noun-QqB6OrlB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 7 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 33 12 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 7 49 8 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 4 52 5 3 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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