compositor

noun

com·​pos·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpä-zə-tər How to pronounce compositor (audio)
: one who sets type

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From compositors and supervisors these creatives represent the range of talent and experience helping the Canaries expand from production service to a VFX powerhouse. Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 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). 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 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

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First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of compositor was in 1569

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“Compositor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compositor. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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compositor

noun
com·​pos·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpäz-ət-ər How to pronounce compositor (audio)
: one who arranges type for printing
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