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

The publisher reportedly stopped promoting it after separate allegations that Cuomo had mishandled Covid-19 patients in nursing homes during the pandemic, leading to more deaths from the virus. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

An invitation followed from the publishers Chapman & Hall to write a serial. —Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025

The company also leaned into the popularity of Benchley’s novel, which was released in 1974, coordinating with the publisher so the marketing campaigns for the movie and the book that inspired it would be aligned. —Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025

Leo Lerner, an old Chicago neighborhood newspaper publisher, was known to have said that if someone dropped a nuclear bomb on the Loop, the lead of his front-page story the next day would be about how many windows broke in a North Side corner from the aftermath. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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)