compositor

noun

com·​pos·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpä-zə-tər How to pronounce compositor (audio)
: one who sets type

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In this case, the assignment could be modified to require the students to at least assume the role of editor or compositor, using components that were perhaps AI-generated to produce original work ultimately. Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 Especially impacted in animation will be sound editors, 3-D modelers, compositors, graphic designers, effects artists and animators, that survey predicted. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024 There were about 100 workers in the Times building — Linotype operators, stenographers, printers, machinists, compositors. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 Recipients included Masaki Takahashi, a veteran CG director; and Tatsuji Nojima, an effects artist and compositor who is just 25 years old. Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 Isadore, a skilled compositor and typesetter, opened a printing shop downtown, while Gertrude worked nearby in the corsetry section of Jordan Marsh’s bargain basement. Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023 In 2023, no data exists for the number of artists, digital compositors, and effects specialists working across the globe, but their ranks have grown exponentially to meet the metastasizing demand for animated fare. Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 June 2023 Then there's the new modular design and multithreaded compositor, which combine to offer a browser that can dynamically adapt depending on what the user is doing while promising a faster and smoother user interface thanks to multithreading. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 20 June 2023 Her father, a newspaper editor back in his native country, now worked as a compositor at Riverside Press, which published The Atlantic Monthly magazine as well as books and other periodicals. Dick Lehr, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023

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First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of compositor was in 1569

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“Compositor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compositor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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compositor

noun
com·​pos·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpäz-ət-ər How to pronounce compositor (audio)
: one who arranges type for printing

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