English Explanatory Dictionary

typesetter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.
  2. A machine that combines type in the correct order for printing.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-typesetter.wav

Word forms

typesetter typesetters

Etymology

From type + setter.

Synonyms

compositor
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