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stereotyper

stereotyper

9.5
A person or machine that makes metal plates for printing from metal letters
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛr.i.oʊˌtaɪ.pər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : estereotipador
  • The stereotyper created a new printing plate.

Examples

  • The stereotyper worked late to prepare the plates for the morning edition.

  • A skilled stereotyper was essential for efficient newspaper production in the past.

  • Advances in technology have made the job of a stereotyper largely obsolete.

  • Many stereotypers work in the printing industry.

  • The stereotyper carefully created molds for the new printing project.

  • As a skilled stereotyper, she produced high-quality printing plates for the publishers.

  • In the print shop, the stereotyper used a machine to make accurate molds from the set type.

Synonyms

replicator
vsstereotyper
1 6.5

A person or machine that makes exact copies of objects like paintings

focuses on making molds from set type rather than general copying
photoengraver
vsstereotyper
  • Archaic
8.5

A person or machine that makes metal plates for printing from photos

uses molds made from set type rather than photographic methods

Surface Forms

stereotyper singular
stereotypers plural

Morphology

stereotyper = stereotype (transparent) = stereotype + er

The agentive suffix '-er' productive on the verb 'stereotype' yields 'one who makes stereotypes' (a person or machine), so the relation is clear.

Etymology

Stereotyper comes from the Greek words stereos 'solid' and typos 'type', and it originally named a person or machine that made solid printing plates. A stereotyper made a 'stamp' of the printed page so the same page could be printed many times, which is why the word described that job.