1. a person who emends or corrects errors in a text, manuscript, or document
Usage: formal; often used in scholarly or editorial contexts

Examples

• The emender carefully reviewed the ancient manuscript to fix scribal errors.
• As an emender of classical texts, she specialized in restoring corrupted passages.
• The publisher hired an experienced emender to prepare the author's draft for publication.
• Medieval emenders often added marginal notes to clarify difficult passages.
• The emender's meticulous work improved the clarity and accuracy of the document.