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Code Sequence


List identifier: marcrelator


Arrangement of the List

In the Code Sequence list, the relator terms and their codes are listed alphabetically by the code. Only the code and the term are provided in this list. For example:

            art       Artist

Discontinued codes are included in this list. They are identified by a hyphen preceding the code. For example:

            -grt       Graphic technician

Definitions, tracings or references for variants of terms and use notes are in the Term Sequence list.


code relator term
acp Art copyist
act Actor
adp Adapter
aft Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
anl Analyst
anm Animator
ann Annotator
ant Bibliographic antecedent
app Applicant
aqt Author in quotations or text abstracts
arc Architect
ard Artistic director
arr Arranger
art Artist
asg Assignee
asn Associated name
att Attributed name
auc Auctioneer
aud Author of dialog
aui Author of introduction
aus Author of screenplay
aut Author
bdd Binding designer
bjd Bookjacket designer
bkd Book designer
bkp Book producer
blw Blurb writer
bnd Binder
bpd Bookplate designer
bsl Bookseller
ccp Conceptor
chr Choreographer
clb Collaborator
cli Client
cll Calligrapher
clr Colorist
clt Collotyper
cmm Commentator
cmp Composer
cmt Compositor
cng Cinematographer
cnd Conductor
cns Censor
coe Contestant -appellee
col Collector
com Compiler
con Conservator
cos Contestant
cot Contestant -appellant
cov Cover designer
cpc Copyright claimant
cpe Complainant-appellee
cph Copyright holder
cpl Complainant
cpt Complainant-appellant
cre Creator
crp Correspondent
crr Corrector
csl Consultant
csp Consultant to a project
cst Costume designer
ctb Contributor
cte Contestee-appellee
ctg Cartographer
ctr Contractor
cts Contestee
ctt Contestee-appellant
cur Curator
cwt Commentator for written text
dfd Defendant
dfe Defendant-appellee
dft Defendant-appellant
dgg Degree grantor
dis Dissertant
dln Delineator
dnc Dancer
dnr Donor
dpb Distribution place
dpc Depicted
dpt Depositor
drm Draftsman
drt Director
dsr Designer
dst Distributor
dtc Data contributor
dte Dedicatee
dtm Data manager
dto Dedicator
dub Dubious author
edt Editor
egr Engraver
elg Electrician
elt Electrotyper
eng Engineer
etr Etcher
evp Event place
exp Expert
fac Facsimilist
fld Field director
flm Film editor
fmo Former owner
fpy First party
fnd Funder
frg Forger
gis Geographic information specialist
-grt Graphic technician
hnr Honoree
hst Host
ill Illustrator
ilu Illuminator
ins Inscriber
inv Inventor
itr Instrumentalist
ive Interviewee
ivr Interviewer
lbr Laboratory
lbt Librettist
ldr Laboratory director
led Lead
lee Libelee-appellee
lel Libelee
len Lender
let Libelee-appellant
lgd Lighting designer
lie Libelant-appellee
lil Libelant
lit Libelant-appellant
lsa Landscape architect
lse Licensee
lso Licensor
ltg Lithographer
lyr Lyricist
mcp Music copyist
mfp Manufacture place
mfr Manufacturer
mdc Metadata contact
mod Moderator
mon Monitor
mrb Marbler
mrk Markup editor
msd Musical director
mte Metal-engraver
mus Musician
nrt Narrator
opn Opponent
org Originator
orm Organizer of meeting
oth Other
own Owner
pat Patron
pbd Publishing director
pbl Publisher
pdr Project director
pfr Proofreader
pht Photographer
plt Platemaker
pma Permitting agency
pmn Production manager
pop Printer of plates
ppm Papermaker
ppt Puppeteer
prc Process contact
prd Production personnel
prf Performer
prg Programmer
prm Printmaker
pro Producer
prp Production place
prt Printer
pta Patent applicant
pte Plaintiff -appellee
ptf Plaintiff
pth Patent holder
ptt Plaintiff-appellant
pup Publication place
rbr Rubricator
rce Recording engineer
rcp Recipient
red Redactor
ren Renderer
res Researcher
rev Reviewer
rps Repository
rpt Reporter
rpy Responsible party
rse Respondent-appellee
rsg Restager
rsp Respondent
rst Respondent-appellant
rth Research team head
rtm Research team member
sad Scientific advisor
sce Scenarist
scl Sculptor
scr Scribe
sds Sound designer
sec Secretary
sgn Signer
sht Supporting host
sng Singer
spk Speaker
spn Sponsor
spy Second party
srv Surveyor
std Set designer
stl Storyteller
stm Stage manager
stn Standards body
str Stereotyper
tcd Technical director
tch Teacher
ths Thesis advisor
trc Transcriber
trl Translator
tyd Type designer
tyg Typographer
uvp University place
vdg Videographer
voc Vocalist
wam Writer of accompanying material
wdc Woodcutter
wde Wood-engraver
wit Witness
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