type founder

type founder

noun
a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.

Origin:
1790–1800

type founding, noun
type·found·ry, noun
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type founder
 
n
a person who casts metallic printer's type
 
type founding
 
n
 
type foundry
 
n

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