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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publisher

/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
pub-lish-er
IPA
/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.

noun

A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event.

noun

A preacher who is a Jehovah's Witness.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English publish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English publisher From publish + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/

Inflected Forms

publishers (plural)

Derived Forms

copublisher micropublisher nonpublisher publisheress publishership telepublisher

Phrases

desktop publisher e-publisher self-publisher subsidy publisher traditional publisher vanity publisher

Synonyms

publishing house pubber pub publishing firm publishing company newspaper publisher

Questions

How do you pronounce publisher?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/.
What does publisher mean?
A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.
Where does publisher come from?
Etymology tree English publish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English publisher From publish + -er.

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