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braillist

braillist

7.7
A person who reads and writes Braille for people with little or no sight
  • noun
  • /ˈbreɪlɪst/
translation icon : braillista
  • The school hired a skilled braillist to teach visually impaired students how to read and write in Braille.
  • braillist's errors

Examples

  • This article analyzes a corpus of 1,600 brailling errors made by one expert braillist.

    Academic text (2007)

  • What kinds of errors do braillists make, and in what proportions do these errors occur?

    Academic text (2007)

  • Includes such roles as case worker, social worker, Braillist, and researcher.

    Academic text (1996)

  • This is not to suggest that braillists cannot uncontract forms.

    Academic text (2007)

  • How are orthographic forms stored in the mind of a fluent braillist?

    Academic text (2007)

  • The subject braillist made errors at all levels of orthographic structure: with whole words, morphemes, characters, and single dots.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Titles for the paraprofessionals included classroom assistant, braillist, other support personnel, low vision assistant, and nonprofessional staff.

    Academic text (2008)

  • It is also almost certainly the case that braillists of different levels of expertise exhibit different patterns of errors, as may those who use different equipment or those who do not habitually press the keys with the prescribed fingers.

    Academic text (2007)

  • It is interesting that of the 8 participants who were certified by NLS in literary braille, 3 reported that they were transcribers, 4 reported that they were braillists, and 1 reported that she was an instructional aide.

    Academic text (2009)

  • As a trained braillist, she helped transcribe important documents into Braille for the blind community.

Synonyms

brailler
vsbraillist
9.1

A person who writes braille text for people who cannot see

also includes skilled reading as well as producing raised-dot text
Braillewriter
vsbraillist
7.9

A person who copies print into raised dots for blind readers

also refers to someone skilled at both reading and producing raised-dot text

How Skilled

expert
3 3.5
braillist
7.7
learner
67 1.0
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

braillist singular
braillists plural

Morphology

braillist = braille (transparent) = braille + ist

Agentive formation from the noun 'braille' with the productive suffix '-ist' yields 'a person who works with or is skilled in Braille', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Braillist comes from the name Braille, after Louis Braille, who invented a writing system of 'raised dots' to help blind people. The ending -ist means 'a person who does something', as in artist or pianist, so a braillist is someone skilled at reading or making Braille.