briefer

A briefer is a person who provides a briefing, presenting a concise summary of information to an audience. The term is most commonly used to refer to the individual delivering the briefing, though it can occasionally denote the briefing itself or its preparatory materials.

In government, military, business, and media settings, briefer roles include summarizing intelligence, strategy, operations, policy, or status updates in a structured, time-efficient format. The briefing is usually accompanied by a briefing package, slide deck, or notes, and the briefer may field questions during or after the presentation.

Etymology and related forms: Briefer originates from brief with the agent suffix -er, indicating a person who performs the action of making something brief. The word briefer also appears as the comparative form of the adjective brief (more brief), though in ordinary usage it functions as a noun referring to a person who briefs.

Examples of usage: a military briefer delivering an operation update; a press briefer responding to reporters' questions after a government briefing; an executive briefer presenting quarterly results to a board.

See also: briefing, briefing package, briefing room, press briefing, military briefing.