featurer

Featurer is a coined noun formed from the verb feature with the agent suffix -er. In general use it denotes a person or thing that features in something, or, in technical contexts, a component that produces or handles features. The term is not widely standardized and is often considered informal, with meaning varying by field.

In media and entertainment, featurer is sometimes used to describe the artist who is featured on a track or segment. More common terms are “featuring artist” or simply “the feature.” Because featurer is uncommon, its sense can be confused with related words such as feature or featuring, and it is not universally understood.

In computing and data science, featurer may appear in informal notes to mean a feature extractor or a module that generates features from raw data. The standard terminology for this role is “feature extractor” or “feature engineering component,” and those terms are preferred in formal documentation and literature.

In journalism or publishing, a featurer could be used informally to refer to someone who appears in a feature story or profile. However, this usage is rare and not widely accepted in professional writing. Writers typically use clearer terms such as “subject of the feature,” “profile subject,” or simply “feature participant.”

Etymology and usage notes: featurer is a product of adding -er to feature to indicate an agentive role. Its acceptability depends on context, and in many fields it is regarded as nonstandard. For clarity, readers and writers should rely on established terms such as feature, featuring, feature extractor, or profile subject.