initialerEtymologyFrom initial + -er.nounThe artist who decorates the initial letters in an illuminated manuscript.“Often the ornamentor was an apprentice to the real artist of the scriptorium, the initialer.”The initial episode of a television show or series of films.“This maintains the standard of excellence set by the initialer and emerges as a well-knit chapter in the adventures of Leslie Charteris' popular modern Robin Hood, Simon Templar — otherwise known as "The Saint."”One who initials a document.“Initials affixed in this manner do not, therefore, by themselves bring the initialer into any connection with the order for criminal purposes.”