ductor

[duhk-ter]

noun Printing.

the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.

Origin of ductor

1540–50; < Latin: guide, equivalent to duc- (variant stem of dūcere to lead) + -tor -tor

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Historical Examples of ductor

Behmen sets about his task as a ductor dubitantium in a masterly manner.
Jacob Behmen
Alexander Whyte