publisher
pronunciation
How to pronounce publisher in British English:
UK [ˈpʌblɪʃə(r)]
How to pronounce publisher in American English:
US [ˈpʌblɪʃər]
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- Noun:
- a firm in the publishing business
- a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
- the proprietor of a newspaper
Word Origin
- publisher (n.)
- mid-15c., "one who announces in public," agent noun from publish (v.). Meaning "one whose business is bringing out for sale books, periodicals, engravings, etc." is from 1740.
Synonym
Example
- 1. His blue eyes were fastened on the publisher 's face .
- 2. Art is also a successful book publisher and television producer .
- 3. Rowling 's new publisher is proving as tight-lipped as her old one .
- 4. And in that case , who really needs the publisher ?
- 5. Chen then took the editorial director to the usually empty publisher 's office to start editing pages .