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typesetter

noun
type·​set·​ter | \ ˈtīp-ˌse-tər How to pronounce typesetter (audio) \

Definition of typesetter

: one that sets type or composes graphic matter for printing

Examples of typesetter in a Sentence

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For decades Bintliff worked the graveyard shift as a printing press operator and Joanne was a typesetter for the same company. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Mud Maker: The Man Behind MLB’s Essential Secret Sauce," 7 Aug. 2019 Wilson organized the objects within old bulk goods boxes, sample cases, typesetter's trays, sardine cans or other containers in compositions characterized by an eloquent visual logic and a mysterious sense of inner life. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "The late La Wilson hailed as a maker of assemblage sculptures with psychological edge (photos)," 10 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of typesetter

1833, in the meaning defined above

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