publisher

CEFRB1

/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that prepares and sells books or other media.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A preacher who is a Jehovah's Witness.

Examples

  • It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher.

  • The editor and the publisher are both my cousins.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event.

  2. A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.

More examples

In context

  • That publisher specialises in children's books.

  • All a publisher has to do is write cheques at intervals, while a lot of deserving and industrious chappies rally round and do the real work.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The manuscript was accepted by a major blank who agreed to print 10,000 copies.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From publish + -er.