compositor

[ kuhm-poz-i-ter ]

/ kəmˈpɒz ɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR compositor ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who sets the type or text for printing.

Origin of compositor

1325–75 for earlier sense “referee, arbiter”; 1560–70 for current sense; Middle English <Latin: one who composes, equivalent to composi-, variant stem of compōnere (see component, composite) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM compositor

com·pos·i·to·ri·al

[kuhm-poz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /kəmˌpɒz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby compositor

composite school, composite volcano, composition, composition of forces, composition series, compositor, compos mentis, compossible, compost, compostable, Compostela

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Example sentences from the Web for compositor

I found the editor and his compositor labouring over the next edition of the paper.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale
In 1894 he began making his first copies clean enough for the compositor.
The Fiction Factory|John Milton Edwards
Mr. William Bowden, a retired master-printer, had already been engaged to act as compositor and pressman.
The Art and Craft of Printing|William Morris
As to punctuation, every compositor thinks he knows better than proof-reader and author combined and follows his own sweet will.
The Building of a Book|Various

He could not earn much as a compositor, but his wants were simple and he could earn something.
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock

British Dictionary definitions for compositor

compositor

/ (kəmˈpɒzɪtə) /

noun

printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printingSometimes shortened to: comp

Derived forms of compositor

compositorial (kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective

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单词	compositor
释义	compositor [ kuhm-poz-i-ter ] / kəmˈpɒz ɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR compositor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who sets the type or text for printing. Origin of compositor 1325–75 for earlier sense “referee, arbiter”; 1560–70 for current sense; Middle English <Latin: one who composes, equivalent to composi-, variant stem of compōnere (see component, composite) + -tor-tor OTHER WORDS FROM compositor com·pos·i·to·ri·al [kuhm-poz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /kəmˌpɒz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective Words nearby compositor composite school, composite volcano, composition, composition of forces, composition series, compositor, compos mentis, compossible, compost, compostable, Compostela Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compositor I found the editor and his compositor labouring over the next edition of the paper. The Book of the Bush\|George Dunderdale In 1894 he began making his first copies clean enough for the compositor. The Fiction Factory\|John Milton Edwards Mr. William Bowden, a retired master-printer, had already been engaged to act as compositor and pressman. The Art and Craft of Printing\|William Morris As to punctuation, every compositor thinks he knows better than proof-reader and author combined and follows his own sweet will. The Building of a Book\|Various He could not earn much as a compositor, but his wants were simple and he could earn something. A Backward Glance at Eighty\|Charles A. Murdock British Dictionary definitions for compositor compositor / (kəmˈpɒzɪtə) / noun printing a person who sets and corrects type and generally assembles text and illustrations for printingSometimes shortened to: comp Derived forms of compositor compositorial (kəmˌpɒzɪˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to compositor typographer, publisher
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compositor

noun

Origin of compositor

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British Dictionary definitions for compositor

noun

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