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Definition of "typographer" [ty•pog•ra•pher]

  • One that sets written material into type; a compositor or printer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "typographer" in a sentence
  • "Indranil Mukherjee/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Website sciencemuseum.org states that the first typewriter was invented in the U.S. by William Burt in 1830, though the machine was known as a typographer."
  • "In fact, till the Stationers 'Company made the sale of books or printed matter a separate industry, the typographer was his own binder and vendor."
  • "[Footnote 1: The word "typographer" is used to differentiate between the compositor and the printer, the latter being the one who does the presswork.]"