- typefounder
- noun Date: 1797 one engaged in the design and production of metal printing type for hand composition • typefounding noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
typefounder
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typefounder — /ˈtaɪpfaʊndə/ (say tuypfownduh) noun someone engaged in the making of metallic types for printers. {type + founder3} …
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