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indexer

  • a word derived from index.
    index
    noun
    (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.

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The indexer even manages to return fire for the attack on Bromley’s interest in Carp with an entry imputing a similar banality to Addison: “The Lake of Mount Ceunis is well stocked with Trouts, 445.”

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2022

As a freelance indexer, I can attest that this issue persists to this day.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022

The second was compiled by Paula Clarke Bain, a professional indexer.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022

Ita Gordon, an indexer with the Shaoh Foundation, was also a part of the conference.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2021

But, curiously, the indexer of the Generale Beschrijvinge made four entries, in which he employed the word Australia.

From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott