noun
Meaning 1
A person who sets type; a typesetter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
compositor
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noun
Meaning 2
One who, or that which, composes or sets in order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I work as an image compositor.
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noun
Meaning 3
A system that puts images together in a buffer (such as individual windows on a desktop) to generate a final display image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
one who sets written material into type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: typesetter, setter, typographer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: printer, pressman
History
Etymology
From French compositeur, from Latin compositor.