Etymology

compositor

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Today it means: A person who sets type; a typesetter. Full definition →

French compositeur ← Latin compositor
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompositor
  2. French · borrowed fromcompositeur
  3. English todaycompositor

From French compositeur, from Latin compositor.

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