typesetter
Americannoun
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a person who sets type; compositor
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a typesetting machine
Etymology
Origin of typesetter
Explanation
A typesetter is a person who arranges type for printing. There are also digital typesetters for laying out the type on computer screens. Today most typesetting is done by computers, which are skilled at arranging characters on a screen so they're easy to read. So the job of typesetter is a bit of an old-fashioned one, although there are still physical printing presses that require their skill. Letterpress cards, books, and art, which have a raised type that you can feel with your fingertips, are produced by a typesetter who arranges moveable type in the press, inks it, and prints on paper.
Example Sentences
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So the Zimbabwean author found her own editor, typesetter and artist, and in 2012 published 500 copies herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Despite not using an alias and having prior convictions, Alcala was hired by The Times as a typesetter in September 1977.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
His father was a typesetter, his mother a homemaker.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
Besides, he loves his job as a typesetter, the way he plays the piano-sized machine like an instrument.
From Slate ● May 18, 2021
“You mean all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres? Yes, I suppose I have. And thanks to the Depression, I’ve also been promoted to copy editor, typesetter, and coffee maker extraordinaire.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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