rewriter

Plural: rewriters

Noun

• One who writes something again or revises it.
• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
• One who, or that which, rewrites.
• Part of a compiler that makes a second pass to fix the generated object code by implementing postconditions, patching in calls or pointers to point to the correct locations, etc.

Examples

• Every Scrabble player becomes a rewritter of the game’s fate with each tile placed.

Synonyms

redact, redactor, reviser, rewrite man