1. people who prepare summaries or abstracts of documents, especially legal documents or research papers
Usage: legal; academic
2. people who extract or remove something from a larger whole
Usage: formal

Examples

• The law firm hired several abstractors to review the property records.
• Title abstractors examine deeds and other documents to verify ownership.
• Research abstractors condensed the lengthy studies into brief summaries.
• The abstractors worked quickly to meet the publication deadline.
• Professional abstractors must have strong analytical skills.
• The company employed abstractors to process insurance claims documents.