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Definitions for compositor
kəmˈpɒz ɪ tərcom·pos·i·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. compositor, typesetter, setter, typographernoun

    one who sets written material into type

Wiktionary

  1. compositornoun

    A person who sets type; a typesetter.

  2. compositornoun

    One who, or that which, composes or sets in order.

    I work as an image compositor.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Compositornoun

    He that ranges and adjusts the types in printing; distinguished from the pressman, who makes the impression upon paper.

    Etymology: from compose.

ChatGPT

  1. compositor

    A compositor is an individual or a device that arranges visual elements to create a final image. This term can refer to a person who arranges type to be printed in traditional print media, or it can refer to software or machines that combine visual elements from separate sources into single images in video or digital media. In the context of digital media, compositing is often used in filmmaking and video game development to combine different visual layers or elements to create a final, realistic scene.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compositornoun

    one who composes or sets in order

  2. Compositornoun

    one who sets type and arranges it for use

  3. Etymology: [L., an arranger.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compositor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compositor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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