Definition of TYPESETTER

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Wilson organized the objects within old bulk goods boxes, sample cases, typesetter's trays, sardine cans or other containers in compositions characterized by an eloquent visual logic and a mysterious sense of inner life. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "The late La Wilson hailed as a maker of assemblage sculptures with psychological edge (photos)," 10 Apr. 2018 Betsy was a typesetter for many years and retired as an Executive Assistant from The Travelers. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Betsy Dinan Rice," 4 Apr. 2018 But Brown remained a member of the typesetter's union, and when anti-union Right to Work legislation was proposed, the Statesman opposed it. — idahostatesman, "About Us: 150 Years of News and Change | Idaho Statesman," 1 Aug. 2015 He was hired by the Los Angeles Times to work … as a typesetter. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, "Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game," 17 Feb. 2018 Mark Twain and love at first sight Born in 1835 and raised on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, the young Samuel Clemens worked as a typesetter, a riverboat pilot, a miner and a writer. — Richard Gunderman, Smithsonian, "For Mark Twain, It Was Love At First Sight," 13 Feb. 2018 Because Hinckle worked on paper proofs, every fresh round of his fixes and changes had to be reset by the book’s typesetter. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, "A gonzo Christmas gift: Warren Hinckle book on Hunter S. Thompson," 10 Dec. 2017 Interiors feel cool and modern, set in patterns that riff on newspaper and printing press technology—a glass entrance wall leaded in the asymmetrical grid of a typesetter's drawer, desks that imitate 1920s-era reporters' workstations. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Press Hotel, Autograph Collection," 20 Oct. 2017

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