platemaker

[ pleyt-mey-ker ]
/ ˈpleɪtˌmeɪ kər /

noun Printing.

a machine that makes plates used for reproducing illustrations or printed matter, especially halftone or etched illustrations.
the operator of such a machine.

Origin of platemaker

1250–1300; Middle English, as surname meaning “armorer”; see plate1, maker

Words nearby platemaker

platelet tissue factor, platelet-aggregating factor, platelet-derived growth factor, plateletpheresis, platelets, platemaker, platemark, platen, plater, plateresque, plateware