publishing house

American  

noun

1. a company that publishes books, pamphlets, engravings, or the like.

   a venerable publishing house in Boston.

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Etymology

Origin of publishing house

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Lyons describes Skyhorse as a free-speech publishing house that offers iconoclastic works that other companies won’t touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The New York Times, which first reported the story, said it "appears to be the first commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The publishing house Thursday reported a profit of $55.9 million, or $2.17 a share, compared with a profit of $48.8 million, or $1.71 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Adrienne Vaughan, 45, the head of the US branch of Bloomsbury publishing house, died after she was flung from the motorboat in the holiday hotspot in southern Italy in August 2023.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Francie wondered whether the men in the publishing house where he worked called him John, too.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith