platemaker
Americannoun
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a machine that makes plates used for reproducing illustrations or printed matter, especially halftone or etched illustrations.
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the operator of such a machine.
Etymology
Origin of platemaker
1250–1300; Middle English, as surname meaning “armorer”; see plate 1, maker
Example Sentences
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With $5,000 borrowed from an uncle, they leased an Itek platemaker that could produce low-cost offset printing plates in just under a minute.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time Herald completed its tenth year we had a formidable team with players like Tulsidas, Jason, Alaric, Jose, Domnic, Pradeep, our platemaker, and Vilas Sarang who never made it to the team.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
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