compositor

American  

[kuhm-poz-i-ter] / kəmˈpɒz ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person who sets the type or text for printing.

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compositor British  

/ kəmˈpɒzɪtə, kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: comp.  printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printing

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Other Word Forms

• compositorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of compositor

1325–75 for earlier sense “referee, arbiter”; 1560–70 for current sense; Middle English < Latin: one who composes, equivalent to composi-, variant stem of compōnere ( component, composite ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

Basándose en su estudio de los textos dejados por el compositor, describió en un correo electrónico lo que se sabe de los hábitos de bebida de Beethoven.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

So that’s where having a very, very good compositor comes in, turning that algorithm-generated face into the person you want it to be.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020

Un compositor vicioso intenta ganarse el corazón de una cantante que hace famosa una de sus canciones.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2019

Kalinoski’s work is what’s known as post production and compositor work.

From Washington Times • Feb. 12, 2015

So I open the book and read slowly:—Gérard Duval, compositor.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque