compositor
a person who sets the type or text for printing.
Origin of compositor
1Other words from compositor
- com·pos·i·to·ri·al [kuhm-poz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /kəmˌpɒz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
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How to use compositor in a sentence
One of these was an old compositor who had "held a case" in that office for many years.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineCompanies were as hopelessly jumbled and mixed as a galley of type that a compositor has dropped downstairs.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckThence the proof passes back again to the compositor, who corrects the type in accordance with the proof-reader's markings.
The Building of a Book | VariousThe portion thus given each compositor is called a "take," and its length is determined by circumstances.
The Building of a Book | VariousIf many such occur, the proof is again passed to the compositor for further correction and the taking of fresh proofs.
The Building of a Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for compositor
/ (kəmˈpɒzɪtə) /
printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printing: Sometimes shortened to: comp
Derived forms of compositor
- compositorial (kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective
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