Does this headline get the message across to native speakers of English?"Malaysian police hunt hoax texter".

Question

Is it right to make "texter" to mean "the one who wrote a text"? For me it is terrible English. What do you think?

Answer 1

Although the incorrect English may be irritating to some, most of us should be used to people using incorrect English grammar by now.

Answer 2

It may be grammatically wrong but the message is clear.