compositor
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Definition of compositor
: one who sets type
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Las últimas imágenes con vida del cantante y compositor @jorgevalenzuelaoficial fueron en un cementerio cantándole a su suegro, un par de horas después perdería la vida en un accidente automovilístico. — Justino Aguila, Billboard, "Regional Mexican Singer Jorge Valenzuela Dies in Car Crash at 22 Years Old," 9 July 2018 In my business, newspaper publishing, work that had been done by dozens of skilled and specialized workers (compositors, paste-up artists, camera operators, platemakers) could suddenly be done by one person sitting at a computer. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Great Leap Forward," 19 Jan. 2018 But Kristian Høgsberg, the original author of Wayland, pointed out on Google+ that these features were already implemented in Wayland’s compositor Weston. — Klint Finley, WIRED, "Ubuntu Mir: Is This the Future of Linux Everywhere?," 8 Mar. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compositor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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