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publisher

[puhb-li-sher] / ˈpʌb lɪ ʃər /
NOUN
father/mother
Synonyms
WEAK
administrator architect author builder creator dean elder encourager generator initiator introducer leader maker matriarch motor mover organizer originator patriarch patron prime mover promoter promulgator sire sponsor supporter
NOUN
press
Synonyms
STRONGEST
journalist magazine media newsperson reporter writer
STRONG
Fourth Estate columnist correspondent editor interviewer journalism newspaper paper periodical photographer publicist
NOUN
printer
Synonyms
STRONG
compositor typographer
WEAK
pressperson

Example Sentences

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The March run-up is the highest monthly percentage increase in prices in the past 20 years, according to OPIS, an oil-price reporting company owned by Dow Jones, the publisher of Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The publisher insisted they simply had great sources.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The publisher named executive Jonathan Greenberger to succeed co-founder and longtime Editor in Chief John Harris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Tif Sigfrids, gallerist and publisher Umm…: Taix was a cultural nexus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Dear Diary, Today Ms. Gruwell was in New York to meet with our book publisher, and we had a substitute.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.