typefounder

9.3

A person or company that designs and makes fonts for print and screens

noun
/ˈtaɪpˌfaʊndər/

Specialized

: tipógrafo

That was the job of a typefounder, who actually poured the molten metal.

Examples

An experienced typefounder could cast a piece every 10 or 12 seconds.

Academic text (2005)
Those were sold to typefounders who cast the type and sold it to the printers.

Academic text (2005)
It is thought that later typefounders used methods much like Gutenberg's.

Academic text (2005)
After bringing an entire type foundry to the States, he and his famous grandfather set up shop as typefounders, but the grandson's heart was not in it.

Academic text (2005)
A skilled typefounder creates beautiful fonts for both print and digital media.
The typefounder designed a new typeface that became popular among graphic designers.
In the workshop, the typefounder meticulously crafted each letter for the printing press.

Surface Forms

typefounder singular

typefounders plural

Morphology

typefounder = type + founder (transparent) = type + founder

Clear compound of 'type' + 'founder' meaning a person or company who makes or casts type, so the meaning is directly derived from the parts.

Etymology

Typefounder comes from type, meaning 'a printed letter' or the design of letters, and founder, meaning 'a person who casts metal', someone who works where metal is melted and poured. A typefounder was someone who cast the metal letters for printing, and today it means a person or company that designs, makes, or sells typefaces, including digital fonts.