Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who arranges text for printing: A typesetter is a person whose job is to arrange and prepare written material (type) for printing, traditionally using physical pieces of metal type or, in modern contexts, using specialized computer software.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Before digital publishing, a skilled typesetter was essential for creating newspapers and books.
  • The author worked closely with the typesetter to ensure the layout of the poetry was perfect.

Advanced Usage

• The term can refer to the historical profession involving manual composition with metal type, or the modern role involving digital typography and page layout software.
• "to work as a typesetter": to have the job of setting type.
  • My grandfather worked as a typesetter for a major newspaper for forty years.

Variants and Related Words

• Typesetting (n): The process or work of setting material in type.
  • The typesetting for this book was done with great care.
• Typeset (v): To arrange or set material in type.
  • The manuscript has been edited and is ready to be typeset.

Synonyms

• Compositor: A person who sets type; a very close synonym, often used interchangeably, especially in traditional printing.
• Typographer: A specialist in the style and appearance of printed matter, which often includes the work of typesetting.

Related Phrases

• Cold type typesetter: Refers to typesetting methods, like phototypesetting, that do not use molten metal.
• Hot metal typesetter: Refers to the traditional typesetter who worked with molten lead to cast type.

Noun

1. one who sets written material into type