publisher
noun
pub·lish·er
ˈpə-bli-shər 
: one that publishes something
especially
: a person or corporation whose business is publishing
Examples of publisher in a Sentence
He submitted the manuscript to publishers of children's books.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 July 2025
Indie publisher Primary Wave Music has struck a deal with the Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green‘s estate to purchase assets of the English artist’s Green’s Rattlesnake music publishing catalog, in addition to all compositions written by him and certain recordings.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 July 2025
The fundraising was led by Burda Principal Investments, a division of Hubert Burda Media, the German publisher, and North Base Media, the investment firm launched by former Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli and Saša Vučinić, who started the Media Development Loan Fund.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Rebecca and Hanna Lawrence, 8-year-old twin granddaughters of David Lawrence Jr., the former publisher of the Herald and an advocate and friend to all our children, are among the dead.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 July 2025
Indie publisher Primary Wave Music has struck a deal with the Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green‘s estate to purchase assets of the English artist’s Green’s Rattlesnake music publishing catalog, in addition to all compositions written by him and certain recordings.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 15 July 2025
The fundraising was led by Burda Principal Investments, a division of Hubert Burda Media, the German publisher, and North Base Media, the investment firm launched by former Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli and Saša Vučinić, who started the Media Development Loan Fund.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
Rebecca and Hanna Lawrence, 8-year-old twin granddaughters of David Lawrence Jr., the former publisher of the Herald and an advocate and friend to all our children, are among the dead.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for publisher
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“Publisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publisher. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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publisher
noun
pub·lish·er
ˈpəb-lish-ər
: one that publishes
especially
: one that sends out and offers for sale printed matter (as books, magazines, or newspapers)
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