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typesetter

[tahyp-set-er]
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noun

a person who sets or composes type; compositor.
a typesetting machine.

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RELATED WORDS

composer, printer, pressroom, printery

Nearby words

  1. typecast,
  2. typeface,
  3. typeholder,
  4. typescript,
  5. typeset,
  6. typesetting,
  7. typestyle,
  8. typewrite,
  9. typewriter,
  10. typewriting

Origin of typesetter

First recorded in 1825–35; type + setter
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typesetter

noun

a person who sets type; compositor
a typesetting machine
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