Definition of Linotypist. Meaning of Linotypist. Synonyms of Linotypist

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Definition of Linotypist

Linotypist
Linotype Lin"o*type, n. [See Line; Type.] (Print.) (a) A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings, each of which corresponds to a line of separate types. By pressing upon keys like those of a typewriter the matrices for one line are properly arranged; the stereotype, or slug, is then cast and planed, and the matrices are returned to their proper places, the whole process being automatic. (b) The slug produced by the machine, or matter composed in such lines. -- Lin"o*typ`ist, n.

Meaning of Linotypist from wikipedia

- The Linotype machine (/ˈlaɪnətaɪp/ LYNE-ə-type) is a "line casting" machine used in printing which is manufactured and sold by the former Mergenthaler...
- Teresa ("Maite"); the children were raised Catholic. Their father was a linotypist. Their mother died when he was a teenager. He learned Spanish from his...
- grandmother. At age twelve, she was sent by train to live with her mother, a linotypist, in Paris in order to help earn an income for her family. Harsh, degrading...
- university professor. He was born in La Paz and, in his youth, worked as a linotypist before he became a journalist. A prolific author, he wrote some 128 books...
- from the United States through the story of Mariano Bontulan, a young linotypist in a government printing office, whose work allows him to be well versed...
- practiced boxing, bullfighting and swimming. He also worked for a time as a linotypist. When he was 25 years old, he began performing as a professional musician...
- the Spanish Republic, member of the French Resistance and Venezuelan Linotypist. Awarded in September 2006 for commanding Battalion Libertad and freeing...
- the book's typography, written "as if pages had been set by a drunken linotypist". Newsw**** called Lennon "an heir to the Anglo-American tradition of nonsense"...
- Richard Ely, and William U’Ren. Soderstrom pursued a career as a union linotypist, apprenticing throughout the Midwest from St. Louis, Missouri, to Madison...
- to perform auxiliary tasks, first as a rejones (folder) and then as a linotypist's ****istant. Despite not having completed his school studies, he was trained...