Used in a Sentence

typographer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for typographer.

Editorial note

The job of a typographer is to figure out the client’s needs and solve the client’s design problems.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person skilled in typography, a typesetter.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of typographer gathered in one view.

noun

A person skilled in typography, a typesetter.

noun

A typewriter.

noun

A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for typographer.

Example sentences

1

The job of a typographer is to figure out the client’s needs and solve the client’s design problems.

2

He's a programmer, typographer, and lawyer and the book is entirely web based.

3

All you need to do is pick a font where the typographer did a good job with this.

4

Pretty cool, but would be a lot cooler if you were to hire a professional typographer / designer.

5

The fact that Matthew Butterick is, a lawyer, a typographer and a programmer just increase my respect for him.

6

I am a typographer by profession, and I know exactly what you mean.

7

Mark Twain was a suppose the best known author to have been employed as a typographer.

8

The link he gives there isn't his own site, it's an online typography ebook by Matthew Butterick, a professional typographer.

9

This effect is very noticeable in book publishing: if you ever notice the typography, the typographer failed at his task.

10

Perhaps Butterick has sparked an interest in some typographer who's never thought about the concept.

11

Butterick, a well-respected typographer, recommends in Practical Typography not using underlines for stylistic emphasis.

12

It would even be better if the winemaker was aware of the origins of the text and added it as a typographer in-joke.

Quote examples

1

I liked this, although I felt a little bit of resentment over the fact that the "correct" answer is a typographer's solution -- as if no other typographer could possibly disagree.

2

I had in mind the typographer who was viscerally angry about Helvetica's popularity; he described Helvetica as "textual dung." I decided I disagree!

3

A minor nitpick: under the heading "Typographer", apparently setting "paragraph: true" causes "(p)" to be replaced with "§".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use typographer in a sentence?

The job of a typographer is to figure out the client’s needs and solve the client’s design problems.

What does typographer mean?

A person skilled in typography, a typesetter.

What part of speech is typographer?

typographer is commonly used as noun.