publisher
PUB-li-sher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/UKPUB-li-shuh/ˈpʌblɪʃə/
Pluralpublishers
- 1A company, or sometimes a person, that prepares books and other works and puts them out for the public.
She sent her first novel to a publisher in New York.
The publisher printed ten thousand copies of the cookbook.
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- 2In computer programs, a part that sends news of events to other parts that have asked to hear about them.
In our game, the score publisher tells the screen and the sound system when a player earns points.
When the price changes, the publisher sends a message to every part of the program that asked for updates.
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Oppositesubscriber
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- 3A Jehovah's Witness who preaches, telling other people about the faith.
A publisher from the local Jehovah's Witness congregation knocked on our door on Saturday.
My aunt has been a publisher with the Jehovah's Witnesses for twenty years.
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Origin
Made from publish + -er.