der Schriftsetzer
Translation
typesetter, compositor
Examples
Der Schriftsetzer ordnet die Buchstaben.
The typesetter arranges the letters.
Früher war Schriftsetzer ein wichtiger Beruf.
In the past, typesetter was an important profession.
Grammar Patterns
((to work)) ((as)) ((a Schriftsetzer)) to work as a typesetter He worked as a typesetter.
Similar Words
Synonym: Typograf
Etymology
From 'Schrift' (type, font) + 'setzen' (to set) + '-er' (agent noun suffix). Literally a 'type-setter'.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone who 'sets' the 'script' (the metal type) into a printing press.