publisher
[ puhb-li-sher ]
/ ˈpʌb lɪ ʃər /
noun
a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
the business head of a newspaper organization or publishing house, commonly the owner or the representative of the owner.
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publicize, publicly, publicness, publish, publish or perish, publisher, publishing, publishing house, publishment, pubo-, pubococcygeus
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publisher
/ (ˈpʌblɪʃə) /
noun
a company or person engaged in publishing periodicals, books, music, etc
US and Canadian the proprietor of a newspaper or his representative
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