printer's

Belonging to typesetter

Printer's is a possessive form referring to things associated with printing or print shops.

A printer's devil was historically an apprentice in a printing shop.

Printer's marks are symbols used in proofreading and typesetting.

The term often appears in phrases where the full noun is understood: I'm heading to the printer's means the print shop.

typography

devil

Evil supernatural entity

markVisible impression or sign
ornamentThing that beautifies
flowerPlant's reproductive organ

pie · em · en · rule · dash · quad · point · pica · font · type

tools

ink

Writing fluid

rollerRotating cylindrical tool
brayerHand roller for inking
chaseRapid following of quarry

quoin · bodkin · tweezers · gauge · mallet · plane · shooting · stick · composing · galley

craft

apprentice

Learner bound to employer

journeymanQualified trade worker
masterAuthority or controller
guildProfessional mutual-aid society

chapel · compositor · pressman · typesetter · proofreader · beater · puller · corrector · reader · copy

errors

typo

Printing mistake

erratumDocumented publishing mistake
corrigendumAcknowledged error in print
transpositionSwapping positions of elements

wrong · fount · literal · turned · letter · dropped · spacing · kerning · rivers · widows

Opposites

production role in publishing

printer'sauthor's

Of the creator

writer's · reader's · publisher's · editor's · bookseller's

human vs machine agency

printer'smachine's

Of mechanical device

device's · computer's · automated · digital · mechanized

Phrases

3D printerMachine that extrudes material into shapes
printer inkPigmented liquid for printing
laser printerLight-beam document output device
inkjet printerDevice spraying liquid onto paper
color printerMachine producing multicolored pages
network printersPrinters multiple computers access

Family

printer, printers, printery

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G