Synonyms for typesetter
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.
Forms
- Plural
- typesetters → compositors, typographers, setters…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| typesetter | falling | |
| setter | steady | |
| compositor | falling | |
| typographer | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- setter2
- 10 letters
- compositor
- 11 letters
- typographer
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (setter2 = 2 syllables).