Publisher

/ˈpʌblɪʃər/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.

The publisher announced a new release for the upcoming fall season.

An organization or individual that facilitates the distribution of content, especially in media and digital formats.

She works as an editor at a prominent academic publisher that specializes in scientific research.

A person responsible for overseeing the publication process and marketing of written materials.

As a managing publisher, he had the final say on which manuscripts were accepted for publication.

Middle English: from Old French 'publicher', from Latin 'publicare' meaning 'to make public.'

self-publishing

The process of publishing one's own book independently.

vanity publisher

A publisher that publishes books at the author's expense.

digital publisher

An entity that publishes content electronically.

publication

The act of making content available to the public.

manuscript

A document submitted to a publisher for consideration.

Pub

The manuscript was rejected by every pub in town.

Print house

She finally got signed by a print house after years of hard work.