How to pronounce compositor
American English pronunciation
kum-POZ-ih-ter
- IPA
- /kəmˈpɑzɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- kum · POZ · ih · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What compositor means
A person who sets type by hand for printing
In a sentence: The old compositor picked tiny metal letters from his case and lined them up to spell the headline.
Where it comes from: It came from French, from a Latin word for someone who puts things together.
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