publishernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpʌb.lɪ.ʃər/us/ˈpʌb.lɪ.ʃɚ/B2 an organization that publishes text or music
an employee of a publishing company who has responsibility for deciding what is published
Examples
- Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.
- He sent the 400-page manuscript to his publisher.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who work in publishing
- agent
- anthology
- bookbinder
- compositor
- editor
- illustrator
- proofreader
- reader
- reviewer
- syndicate
- vanity press