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Exactly what Murray or his assistants would have produced (although our bundles would then go off to be keyed into a database, rather than being typeset by compositors).
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the newsroom is compositor Mare Pritti, a military vet with journalistic dreams deferred.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Titmouse currently has roughly 1,000 employees, including writers, producers, directors, storyboard artists, animators, compositors and editors.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In this case, the assignment could be modified to require the students to at least assume the role of editor or compositor, using components that were perhaps AI-generated to produce original work ultimately.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Especially impacted in animation will be sound editors, 3-D modelers, compositors, graphic designers, effects artists and animators, that survey predicted.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
There were about 100 workers in the Times building — Linotype operators, stenographers, printers, machinists, compositors.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Isadore, a skilled compositor and typesetter, opened a printing shop downtown, while Gertrude worked nearby in the corsetry section of Jordan Marsh’s bargain basement.
—Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the newsroom is compositor Mare Pritti, a military vet with journalistic dreams deferred.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Titmouse currently has roughly 1,000 employees, including writers, producers, directors, storyboard artists, animators, compositors and editors.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In this case, the assignment could be modified to require the students to at least assume the role of editor or compositor, using components that were perhaps AI-generated to produce original work ultimately.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Especially impacted in animation will be sound editors, 3-D modelers, compositors, graphic designers, effects artists and animators, that survey predicted.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
There were about 100 workers in the Times building — Linotype operators, stenographers, printers, machinists, compositors.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Isadore, a skilled compositor and typesetter, opened a printing shop downtown, while Gertrude worked nearby in the corsetry section of Jordan Marsh’s bargain basement.
—Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
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“Compositor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compositor. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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compositor
noun
com·pos·i·tor
kəm-ˈpäz-ət-ər 
: one who arranges type for printing
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