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.
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International private school networks and education publishers, as well as global charter, virtual and micro- schools, are expanding at record paces.
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
The publisher is joining a class action lawsuit against Google, claiming the company stole its writers’ work to train its LLMs.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
International private school networks and education publishers, as well as global charter, virtual and micro- schools, are expanding at record paces.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Used with permission of the publisher, Soho Press.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for publisher
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“Publisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publisher. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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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)
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