Platemaker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
"Working as the sole writer, editor, illustrator, platemaker, compositor, proofreader and pressman, he published limited editions of short stories and poetry, illustrated with his own wood and linoleum cuts."
Example
More examples"Working as the sole writer, editor, illustrator, platemaker, compositor, proofreader and pressman, he published limited editions of short stories and poetry, illustrated with his own wood and linoleum cuts."
Etymology
From plate + maker.
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