typesetter

[ tahyp-set-er ]

/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛt ər /

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noun

a person who sets or composes type; compositor.

a typesetting machine.

RELATED WORDS

composer, printer, pressroom, printery

Nearby words

typecast, typeface, typeholder, typescript, typeset, typesetter, typesetting, typestyle, typewrite, typewriter, typewriting

Origin of typesetter

First recorded in 1825–35; type + setter

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Examples from the Web for typesetter

It looks like an exaggeration or as if the typesetter had slipped in several extra ciphers by mistake, does it not?
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
He was also employed as a typesetter on the first issue of the Daily Oregonian, Portland's famous newspaper.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
He stayed in his walk to watch a typesetter neatly distributing type.
Ulysses|James Joyce
The name of the typesetter who set up the first word of freedom was Potemkin.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai

The foreman, without answering, scribbled press on a corner of the sheet and made a sign to a typesetter.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for typesetter

typesetter

/ (ˈtaɪpˌsɛtə) /

noun

a person who sets type; compositor

a typesetting machine

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