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One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine. For love of you, not hate unto my friend, Hath made me publisher of this pretense. Shak.

One who republishes.

One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter. Some such broacher of heresy. Atterbury.

rsing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.

ficial report of proceedings in the British Parliament; -- so called from the name of the publishers.

nstance of ignorance; a literary blunder. The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. Pope.

mprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.

A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.

A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or elsewhere. [Obs.] Dryden.

in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.

A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively designated as the trade.