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compositor
[ kuhm-poz-i-ter ]
noun
- a person who sets the type or text for printing.
compositor
/ kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl; kəmˈpɒzɪtə /
noun
- printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printing Sometimes shortened tocomp
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Derived Forms
- compositorial, adjective
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Other Words From
- com·pos·i·to·ri·al [k, uh, m-poz-i-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of compositor1
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Example Sentences
One of these was an old compositor who had "held a case" in that office for many years.
Companies were as hopelessly jumbled and mixed as a galley of type that a compositor has dropped downstairs.
Thence the proof passes back again to the compositor, who corrects the type in accordance with the proof-reader's markings.
The portion thus given each compositor is called a "take," and its length is determined by circumstances.
If many such occur, the proof is again passed to the compositor for further correction and the taking of fresh proofs.
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