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publisher

noun

  1. organisation that prints and distributes pressed goods or electronic media
  2. person heading a publishing house, normally the owner or founder
  3. person or company responsible for release and distribution of print goods or electronic media
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English publish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English publisher From publish + -er.

  1. A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially 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.”

  2. A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event.
  3. A preacher who is a Jehovah's Witness.