publisher

noun
UK: /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
US: /ˈpʌblɪʃər/

  1. A company that produces books, magazines, or newspapers.

    1. The publisher prints many books a year.
    2. The educational publisher released a new series of textbooks for schools.

  2. A person or company responsible for making information available to the public.

    1. He works as a publisher for a small press.
    2. The publisher decided to release the author's controversial manuscript.

Synonyms

editor producer printer publicist
publisher verb

  1. To prepare and issue material for public distribution or sale.

    1. They will publish the book next year.
    2. The organization plans to publish its findings in a peer-reviewed journal.

  2. To make something publicly known.

    1. She decided to publish her diary online.
    2. The website publisher made sure to publish all of the article corrections immediately.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "publisher" in English means: A company that produces books, magazines, or newspapers., A person or company responsible for making information available to the public..

The phonetic transcription of "publisher" is /ˈpʌblɪʃər/ in British English and /ˈpʌblɪʃər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "publisher": editor, producer, printer, publicist.

Example usage of "publisher": "The publisher prints many books a year.". More examples on the page.