publisher

noun

pub·​lish·​er ˈpə-bli-shər 

: one that publishes something

especially : a person or corporation whose business is publishing

Examples of publisher in a Sentence

He submitted the manuscript to publishers of children's books.

Recent Examples on the Web

Used with permission of the publisher, Two Lines Press. —Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Lina Abushouk, analyzing the imbroglio for the website Africa Is a Country, observed that the story’s stylistic quirks revealed the formal and expressive qualities that Euro-American publishers expect and demand from African and Caribbean authors. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026

The court concluded that, in weighing the balance, publishers’ interest in removing the false information outweighed Google’s commercial speech rights. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

The microdrama surge sits within a broader vertical video shift that has pulled in publishers from the New York Times and CNN to Disney and Netflix. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "person who makes something generally known," from publisshen "to make known, publish" + -er -er entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing publisher

• co-publisher

Kids Definition

publisher

noun

pub·​lish·​er ˈpəb-lish-ər 

: one that publishes

especially : one that sends out and offers for sale printed matter (as books, magazines, or newspapers)