publishing house

noun

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

   a venerable publishing house in Boston.

Word History and Origins

Origin of publishing house¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Lachlan Murdoch is perched atop the publishing firm that includes the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, the Times of London, HarperCollins publishing house and newspapers in his family’s native Australia.

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The novel kicks off with the theft of a book manuscript from a publishing house — a book, we learn, that may contain the secrets to an entirely new way of looking at the world.

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The publishing house specializes in uplifting diverse authors and books with LGBTQ+ and feminist themes.

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Authors, influencers and publishing houses have also signed on to donate.

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When you’re an author who writes noir novels and you direct a publishing house, you face two possibilities: Be optimistic, or kill yourself.

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