typesetter

[tahyp-set-er]

noun

1. a person who sets or composes type; compositor.

2. a typesetting typesetting machine.

typesetter

/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛtə /

noun

1. a person who sets type; compositor

2. a typesetting machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of typesetter¹

First recorded in 1825–35; type + setter

Example Sentences

Despite not using an alias and having prior convictions, Alcala was hired by The Times as a typesetter in September 1977.

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Among those who have had their overdoses reversed at OnPoint is Eddie M., 69, a former typesetter who travels almost every day to East Harlem from Brooklyn so he can inject his drugs under supervision.

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While writing for the college newspaper as Bob Goldman, a typesetter accidentally left off the second “b” in his name.

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Its first publisher, Harrison Gray Otis, fulminated against the typesetters’ union trying to organize Times workers.

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Publishers often guard against leaks with strict embargoes, in some cases requiring anyone who works on the book, including typesetters and copy editors, to sign nondisclosure agreements.

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