compositor
Example Sentences
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The original artwork that Ms. Severin labored over, often under intense deadlines, was then sent to compositors and eventually printed on cheap, coarse paper to be sold to children for 10 cents.
From Washington Post
Fraught with still greater danger is, however, the frequent practice of compositors of bringing their type-stained hands in contact with their lips or keeping eatables in composing rooms, etc.
From Economist
A newspaper compositor might work from 1pm to 4am, with breaks to sort the type back into slots, to eat and, inevitably, to drink.
From Economist
As a compositor, she learned how to combine several visual elements into a believable on-screen image.
From BBC
The business and financial discussion which customarily appears on this page in Monday morning’s issue of The Wall Street Journal was written Saturday evening and given to the compositors yesterday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
