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Braillewriter

Braillewriter

7.9
A person who copies print into raised dots for blind readers
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪlˌraɪtər/
translation icon : transcriptor de braille
  • She works as a Braillewriter, transforming regular books into accessible formats for those who cannot see.

Examples

  • At the community center, a trained Braillewriter helps students learn to read in Braille.

  • The Braillewriter carefully transcribed the novel so that visually impaired readers could enjoy it.

  • Two Braillewriters

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

braillist
vsBraillewriter
7.7

A person who reads and writes Braille for people with little or no sight

focuses on converting text into Braille rather than also reading it

Surface Forms

Braillewriter singular
Braillewriters plural

Morphology

Braillewriter = Braille + writer (transparent) = Braille + writer

The compound combines 'Braille' and 'writer' in a direct way to denote a person who transcribes or writes in Braille.

Etymology

Braillewriter comes from Braille, named for Louis Braille who made a 'dot' system for reading, and writer, meaning a person who 'writes'. So a Braillewriter is someone who makes or copies text into raised 'dots' so blind readers can feel and read it.