One that sets written material into type; a compositor or printer. 排字工把书面材料排成铅字的人;排字工人或印刷工
About one fourth of the time… is spent compulsorily on the slate, for which the compositor receives no remuneration. 四分之一的时间……被迫无版可排,因此排字工也没有报酬可得。
Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri. He was acting as a compositor and learning hwo to write the humorous stories. 马克-吐温生于密苏里州佛罗里达镇。1851年当排字工人,并习作幽默小品。
compositor
[ noun ] one who sets written material into type <noun.person>
Compositor \Com*pos"i*tor\, n. [L., an arranger.] 1. One who composes or sets in order.
2. (Print.) One who sets type and arranges it for use.
Mr Jim Keight, the council leader, is a retired compositor from the Liverpool Echo.