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publisher

American  
[puhb-li-sher] / ˈpʌb lɪ ʃər /

noun

  1. a person or company whose business is the publishing publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.

  2. the business head of a newspaper organization or publishing house, commonly the owner or the representative of the owner.

publisher British  
/ ˈpʌblɪʃə /

noun

  1. a company or person engaged in publishing periodicals, books, music, etc

  2. the proprietor of a newspaper or his representative

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Etymology

Origin of publisher

1425–75; late Middle English: one who proclaims publicly; publish, -er 1

Example Sentences

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The publisher insisted they simply had great sources.

From BBC

Sydney had been raised by an eccentric Edwardian publisher and would-be Conservative political thinker, Thomas Bowles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grabbing my phone, I type “crossword puzzle publisher” into Google’s search bar.

From Literature

Godlove, a young chemist the publisher hired in 1931 to help bring scientific rigor to the slippery business of defining colors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fortune is among the publishers Perplexity compensates for the use of its content.

From The Wall Street Journal

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