print shop

American

noun

a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
a shop where printing is done.

print shop British

noun

a place in which printing is carried out

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Etymology

Origin of print shop

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

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Among the highlights are a recreated 18th-century tavern and Loyalist print shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Varun has had posters used to advertise the show reproduced at a print shop near his home in Nottingham.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

If, in 1793, you were going to visit the full-scale model of the guillotine exhibited at S. W. Fores’ Piccadilly print shop, you could hardly miss these merciless cartoons.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

The website says "Built from an 1890 print shop, Sepia features memorabilia from the Windy City’s bygone eras."

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

Andrew Brown’s print shop smelled of ink and grease and the sweat of muscular apprentices carrying trays of lead type from the composing table to the printing press.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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