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drafter

drafter

4.4
A person who draws detailed plans for buildings or machines
  • noun
  • /ˈdræftər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dibujo técnico
  • Compress designs and rerates vessels rigorously, considering wind, seismic, and external loads. Coster makes detailed material and labor estimates. Then Drafter automatically makes fabrication drawings.

Examples

  • 7. When we reach an oral understanding on a proposed agreement or a stipulation and decide to commit it to writing, the drafter will endeavor in good faith to state the oral understanding accurately and completely.

    Academic text (1998)
  • By day I'm an "Engineering Tech" for a civil engineering consultant firm, which is just a fancy way of saying AutoCAD drafter, and by night I'm an Android insomniac, always looking for the latest way to mess up my phone.

    Blog text (5)
  • The drafter will provide other counsel with the opportunity to review the writing.

    Academic text (1998)
  • We've been making that argument for a while now... unfortunately, the drafters of the legislation don't seem to have paid attention.

    Blog text (9)
  • It was explicitly excluded from the Argentinian Civil Code (together with enfiteusis rights and other rights that have an effect similar to the one long leases have on land) by its drafter, Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As a skilled drafter, she creates precise blueprints for new buildings each day.

  • The drafter submitted detailed plans for the new factory to the client for approval.

  • After completing his training, he found a job as a drafter at a local architectural firm.

Synonyms

designer
vsdrafter
149 2.9

A person who plans how things will look and work, for example buildings or products

focuses more on precise technical drawing and construction details than design ideas
draftsman
vsdrafter
  • Specialized
4 5.3

A person who draws detailed plans for buildings or machines

creates detailed technical plans for engineering and building projects
draftsperson
vsdrafter
  • Specialized
6.9

A person who makes detailed drawings of buildings or machines

performs the role of producing precise technical plans for engineering projects
draftswoman
vsdrafter
  • Specialized
6.9

A woman who draws detailed plans for buildings or machines

refers generally to the person producing detailed technical drawings regardless of gender
detailer
vsdrafter
  • Specialized
5.2

A person who makes accurate technical drawings for buildings or machines

covers detailed plan creation but also broader drafting for buildings and machines

Surface Forms

drafter singular
drafters plural

Morphology

drafter = draft (transparent) = draft + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'draft' yields 'person who draws technical plans'; the formation and sense are directly predictable.

Etymology

The word drafter comes from draft, which originally meant 'a drawing', together with the ending -er meaning a person. So a drafter is someone who 'draws' the detailed plans or blueprints for buildings and machines.