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compositor

/kəmˈpɒzɪtə(r)/noun

उच्चारण कम्पॉज़िटर

अक्षर-संयोजक, कंपोज़िटर

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [C]

    a person who arranges text on a page before printing

    अक्षर-संयोजक, कंपोज़िटर

    • The compositor set the pages for printing.
    • A compositor once had to place metal letters by hand, one at a time.
    • The compositor corrected the errors before the book was printed.
    + 2 more examples
    • Newspapers once employed many compositors.
    • The old compositor could set a page very quickly.

    Synonyms typesetter printer layout artist

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

typesetter printer layout artist

AaSpelling

com·pos·i·tor

With -tor (not 'compositer').

अंत में -tor ('compositer' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart compositor and composer (a person who writes music).

Compositor और composer (संगीत रचने वाला) को अलग रखिए।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: a person who arranges text for printing is a compositor or typesetter; one who checks printed text for mistakes a proofreader; one who prepares a book for publishing an editor; one who sells books a bookseller; one who publishes books a publisher.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: छपाई के लिए पाठ सजाने वाला compositor या typesetter; छपे पाठ में गलतियाँ जाँचने वाला proofreader; किताब प्रकाशन के लिए तैयार करने वाला editor; किताबें बेचने वाला bookseller; किताबें प्रकाशित करने वाला publisher।