compositor

com·pos·i·tor

C0534100 (kəm-pŏz′ĭ-tər)n. One that sets written material into type; a typesetter.

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[Middle English compositur, one who composes, settler of disputes, from Anglo-Norman compositour, from Latin, writer, compiler, from compōnere, composit-, to put together; see component.]

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com·pos′i·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē-əl) adj.

compositor

(kəmˈpɒzɪtə) n (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printing. Sometimes shortened to: comp compositorial adj

com•pos•i•tor

(kəmˈpɒz ɪ tər)

n. a person who sets the type or text for printing. [1560–70; < Latin: one who composes] com•pos`i•to′ri•al (-ˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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compositor - one who sets written material into typesetter, typesetter, typographerpressman, printer - someone whose occupation is printing

Translations

compositore