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printery

printery

5.7
A business that puts writing and pictures on paper, like flyers and cards
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪntəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : imprenta
  • Can you recommend a good printery nearby?

Examples

  • After the fire, the owners rebuilt the printery with new, advanced machines.

  • She found a job at a printery where she learned about different printing techniques.

  • The local printery produces flyers, posters, and business cards for small companies.

  • The local printery produces high-quality brochures.

  • The local printery quickly fulfilled our order for flyers before the event.

  • She decided to visit the printery to get her business cards printed.

  • At the historic printery, visitors can see how books were made in the past.

Synonyms

print shop
vsprintery
9 2.8

A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people

covers both the premises and the business that operates there
printing business
vsprintery
2 2.7

A company that prints books, magazines, and marketing material

focuses on the place and production as well as the firm's role
printing shop
vsprintery
1 2.6

A shop that makes books, newspapers, or flyers

includes that place but also the business side behind it
printing company
vsprintery
1 2.1

A company that makes books, magazines, and brochures

also covers the physical premises where such work is done
printworks
vsprintery
  • UK
3.9

A factory that makes books, newspapers, and packaging

is broader, covering both small places and large factories
printing concern
vsprintery
4.1

A company that puts words and pictures on paper for other businesses

is the general everyday term for either the place or the firm

Surface Forms

printery singular
printeries plural

Morphology

printery = printer (transparent) = print + er + y

Built from the recognisable agent noun 'printer' plus the place-forming suffix '-y' (analogous to 'bakery'), so the meaning 'place where printing is done' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Printery comes from printer ('one who prints') plus the ending -y, which makes a 'place' name like bakery. So a printery is a shop or place where printing is done.