Nomen

der Setzer

typesetter, compositor

Der Setzer ordnete die Buchstaben an.

The typesetter arranged the letters.

Der Beruf des Setzers ist heute selten.

The profession of a typesetter is rare today.

als Setzer arbeiten to work as a typesetter My grandfather worked as a typesetter.

Typograf (typographer)

From the verb 'setzen' (to set, to place) + the agent suffix '-er'.

Think of a person who 'sets' the type for printing.

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