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noun
A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A machine that combines type in the correct order for printing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
one who sets written material into type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: compositor, setter, typographer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: printer, pressman
History
From type + setter.
Across languages
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
