typothetae

English

Etymology

From type +‎ Ancient Greek θέτης (thétēs, “one who places”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪˈpɒθɪtiː/

Noun

typothetae pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete) printers, typesetters

Usage notes

• Formerly used in the name of an association of the master printers of the United States and Canada: The United Typothetae of America.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “typothetae”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)