printer
/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: printers
Sense 1
Meaning · English
One who makes prints.
Noun
Examples
Old Japanese colour-prints are printed on a sheet of mulberry-bark paper, and are the product of three different craftsmen: the artist who drew the original design, the block-maker or engraver who transferred the design to the wood, and the printer.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymic) any printing business.
Noun
Examples
IMPRINTED at London in Fleteſtrete by Thomas Berthelet, printer to the kynges highnes, the ſeconde of July, the yere of our lorde. M. DXLV. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum ſolum.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “printer” mean?
One who makes prints.
Is “printer” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.