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filer

filer

1 5.1
A person who puts office papers in order and keeps them safe
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪlər/
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  • One of the reasons that the push for single-payer was not as strong as it could have been was that it would have interrupted people's livelihoods on a massive scale: our economy is filled with armies of billing specialists, record-filers, insurance adjusters, compensation analysts, etc., etc., etc.
  • an excellent filer
  • tax filers

Examples

  • Uh, well, sir, I'm an excellent filer.

  • Well, sir, I'm an excellent filer. # LESTER #

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Passing the note to his superiors would make him look out of control, as complaint-filers always do.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Jessica was a shit filer, so we're a little backed up on submissions.

  • For example, since the proposed voluntary program is essentially a field experiment, the accounting and filer communities, together with the academic and research community, will be able to learn from the controlled application of XBRL in tagging complete financial statements for a relatively small number of filers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • As a skilled filer, she ensured that all important documents were securely organized in the office.

  • The filer managed the paperwork efficiently, allowing the team to find records quickly.

  • Every filer in the organization played a crucial role in maintaining the flow of information.

Synonyms

clerk
vsfiler
273 2.5

A person who keeps records and does office tasks

is specifically devoted to organizing and maintaining office document systems
file clerk
vsfiler
  • US
7 3.2

A person who organizes and keeps office papers and records

is the same role described with a slightly different name
paper-pusher
vsfiler
  • Offensive
4 6.5

An office worker who spends most of their time doing forms and paperwork

is a formal role centered on orderly document organization rather than trivial paperwork
filing clerk
vsfiler
1 2.7

A person who organizes and keeps documents for an office

is the same job often called by a different common title
record-keeper
vsfiler
1 3.8

A person who writes and saves important official information in files

focuses more on general office document arrangement than official stewardship
documentarian
vsfiler
1 7.0

A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files

handles routine office document care rather than formal legal preservation
archiver
vsfiler
  • Specialized
4.9

A person or program that collects, organizes, and stores records for future use

works on daily office document order rather than specialized preservation

Surface Forms

filer singular
filers plural

Morphology

filer = file (transparent) = file + er

The meaning is directly built from the verb 'file' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Filer comes from file, meaning 'a group of papers kept together', with the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So, a filer is someone whose job is to keep papers and records in order.