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linotypist

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lin⋅o⋅type

  [lahy-nuh-tahyp]
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–verb, -typed, -typ⋅ing. Printing.
to typeset on a Linotype machine.
Origin:
see Linotype

Related forms:
lin⋅o⋅typ⋅er, lin⋅o⋅typ⋅ist, noun
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Word Origin & History

Linotype 
1888, Amer.Eng., trademark name, from line o' type, for a composing machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-99), popular in newspaper publication early 20c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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