Dictionary

subtitler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌbˌtaɪt(ə)lə/ (UK)
• /ˈsʌbˌtaɪt(ə)l(ə)r/ (US)

Etymology

From subtitle + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who transcribes or translates subtitles (for an audiovisual work).
   • […]any time studio atmosphere gets too thick due to scraps among the sub-titlers as to the most fitting words to suit the deed, he can scamper up among the clouds until it blows over. 1919 May 15, “McGaffey Goes Up”, in The Los Angeles Times, Flashes, page 32:
   • It was an error introduced by the subtitler, not the screenwriter.
   • The sub-titler is also a creature of convention—convention not of the picture alone but of popular belief. Why is it that a Chinaman on the screen must speak pidgin English, when many of the Chinese we know speak better English than the native? 1919 May 18, Haldez, “Titles and Sub-Titles”, in The Fresno Morning Republican, Stage and Screen, page 28:
2. A software package that assists in creating subtitles for movies, documentaries, etc.
3. (uncommon) A person who writes subtitles (for a book, newspaper, etc.).
   • The newspaper column's subtitler could not be identified.

Forms

Translations (16)

fr sous-titreur (person) · ru титровщик (person) · fi televisiokääntäjä (person) · cmn 字幕員 /字幕员 (person) · fr sous-titreuse (person) · fi elokuvakääntäjä (person) · cmn 字幕譯者 /字幕译者 (person) · fi av-kääntäjä (person) · fi tekstitysohjelma (software) · cmn 字幕軟件 /字幕软件 (software) · ga fotheidealóir (person) · ca subtitulador (person) · pt legendador (person) · pt legendador (software) · cmn 字幕師 /字幕师 (person) · sv undertextare (person)