Noun: publisher pú-bli-shu(r)
- A firm in the publishing business
"The author signed a contract with a major publisher";
- publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company
- A person engaged in publishing periodicals, books or music
"The publisher decided to take a chance on the unknown author's first novel"
- The proprietor of a newspaper
"The newspaper publisher decided to shift focus to digital content";
- newspaper publisher
Derived forms: publishers
Type of: business firm, firm, house, owner, professional, professional person, proprietor
Encyclopedia: Publisher