epistoler
/ɪˈpɪstələ/ /ɪˈpɪst(ə)lə/noun
1 Christian Church. A person who reads the Epistle during a church service.
2Chiefly literary. A letter-writer; = epistler.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Receyt Ladie Kateryne. Probably from epistle + -er, perhaps after Middle French epistolier, French épistolier person who reads the Epistle during a church service, letter-writer.