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typographer

noun ty·pog·ra·pher \tī-ˈpä-grə-fər\

: a person whose job is to choose the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a page : a person who is skilled in typography

Full Definition of TYPOGRAPHER

:  a person (as a compositor, printer, or designer) who specializes in the design, choice, and arrangement of type matter
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First Known Use of TYPOGRAPHER

1643

Rhymes with TYPOGRAPHER

biographer, cartographer, cosmographer, cryptographer, demographer, discographer, ethnographer, geographer, lithographer, mythographer, phonographer, photographer, pornographer, stenographer

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