linotype

¹ American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

verb

Printing.

linotyped, linotyping

1. to typeset on a Linotype machine.

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Linotype ² American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

Trademark.

1. a brand of typesetting machine that casts solid lines of type from brass dies, or matrices, selected automatically by actuating a keyboard.

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Linotype British  

/ ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a typesetting machine, operated by a keyboard, that casts an entire line on one solid slug of metal

2. type produced by such a machine

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Other Word Forms

• linotyper noun
• linotypist noun

Etymology

Origin of linotype

see origin at Linotype

Example Sentences

His mother was a schoolteacher and his father operated a linotype when he wasn’t unemployed.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

As of 1880, the linotype machine was invented, which also made printing much cheaper and more simple than it had been.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

This room is likely a holdover from the building’s printing plant days — perhaps an office, or a lounge, situated just above the linotype machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2018

A building that had run three shifts, 24 hours a day, with 900 printers, 125 massive linotype machines and trucks lined up around the block, became one more standard office building.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2015

This is a small printing cylinder, upon which is fitted a diminutive curved chase capable of holding a few linotype slugs.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)