printing office

American  

noun

1. a shop or factory in which printing is done.

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Etymology

Origin of printing office

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

The chief justice apparently never discovered the source of O’Brien’s scoops, though one report suggested that he suspected someone in the court’s printing office, who would have had access to the final drafts.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2022

“WANTED — A good stout boy as press boy in printing office; wages small to begin with.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021

Early research indicates the building was once home to the Majestic Theater, Federico said, and at another point in its history it was the state printing office.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2017

Michael Wash, the chief information officer of America’s government printing office, recalls the shock of some college students when he offered to give them the data they had been scraping off his website.

From Economist • Feb. 4, 2010

Johnny stuffed it inside his jacket and ran back to the printing office.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes