compositor

[ kuhm-poz-i-ter ]

/ kəmˈpɒz ɪ tər /

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noun

a person who sets the type or text for printing.

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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 (see component, composite) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM compositor

com·pos·i·to·ri·al

[kuhm-poz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /kəmˌpɒz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby compositor

composite school, composite volcano, composition, composition of forces, composition series, compositor, compos mentis, compossible, compost, compostable, Compostela

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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 Paine
Companies were as hopelessly jumbled and mixed as a galley of type that a compositor has dropped downstairs.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
Thence 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|Various
The portion thus given each compositor is called a "take," and its length is determined by circumstances.
The Building of a Book|Various

If 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

compositor

/ (kəmˈpɒzɪtə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of compositor

compositorial (kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective

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