typesetter
2
5.9
- noun
- /ˈtaɪpˌsɛtər/
- Specialized
:
maquetador
- During his apprenticeship, he learned the intricacies of being a typesetter, working with both digital and traditional methods.
Our managing editor was also our typesetter, and he and Al would go over his copy as it came off.
- Our managing editor was also our typesetter, and he and Al would go over his copy as it came off.
Examples
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I had always loved letters—it was no accident that I’d become a typesetter—but none were quite as beautiful as these.
Fiction book (2002) -
I was a full-time professional typesetter in the early 1980s.
Blog text (29) -
I thought you were just a typesetter.
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Our managing editor was also our typesetter, and he and Al would go over his copy as it came off.
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In two hours she'll be on the road to her job as a typesetter.
Fiction book (1991) -
I arrived at the newspaper office, wrote my editorial, and sent it down to the typesetter.
Fiction book (1996) -
Maria found a job for herself and her husband, who had been a typesetter in Lisbon, working for a family in the countryside.
Academic text (1992) -
But alas, such are the woes of a typesetter.
Blog text (25) -
Kellor could not afford to finish high school and had to go to work for a local newspaper as a typesetter, eventually advancing to the position of investigative reporter.
Academic text (2008) -
After graduating from college, she secured a position as a typesetter at a local printing company.
Synonyms
4
7.2
A person who arranges letters and text to make pages for printing
1
7.3
A person who designs how letters and words look on a page or screen
1
8.8
A person who arranges letters by hand for printing newspapers or books
1
3.9
A person or program that arranges text and data into a clear layout
A person who arranges letters for printed pages
A machine that puts letters together to make text for printing
A person or machine that arranges text and pages for printing
How Skilled
- Specialized
1
7.3
- Specialized
2
5.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Typesetter comes from type, meaning 'letter' used in printing, and setter, meaning one who 'sets' or 'puts in place'. Think of someone placing tiny metal letters like tiles to build a page. That's why a typesetter arranges text and images for printing or for making pages on a computer.