typesetter

[ tahyp-set-er ]

/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛt ər /

a person who sets or composes type; compositor.

a typesetting machine.

Origin of typesetter

First recorded in 1825–35; type + setter

It looks like an exaggeration or as if the typesetter had slipped in several extra ciphers by mistake, does it not?

The Wonder Book of Knowledge |Various
He was also employed as a typesetter on the first issue of the Daily Oregonian, Portland's famous newspaper.

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) |William Denison Lyman
He stayed in his walk to watch a typesetter neatly distributing type.

Ulysses |James Joyce
The name of the typesetter who set up the first word of freedom was Potemkin.

Eyes Like the Sea |Mr Jkai

The foreman, without answering, scribbled press on a corner of the sheet and made a sign to a typesetter.

Ulysses |James Joyce

typesetter

/ (ˈtaɪpˌsɛtə) /

a person who sets type; compositor

a typesetting machine