publisher

noun

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

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

(Christianity) A preacher who is a Jehovah's Witness.

Roots

publicuspubl- · Latin · of the people

Synonyms for publisher

editorn booksellern bibliopolen bookmann

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Where does publisher come from?

The word publisher breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root publ-, from Latin publicus (“of the people”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.