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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English, formed from publishen, [[publish]], and [[-er]].^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who makes something public, who declares or proclaims: 1453 in the OED, the mid-15th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ One who gives a book to the public as author or editor is from 1654.^(OED 1989) The commercial sense, one whose business is issuing books, newspapers, music or engravings, is from 1740.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) One who puts counterfeit money into circulation is from 1828.^(OED 1989) In the United States and Canada the publisher is also the owner of a newspaper.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1453 – one who proclaims.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1654 – an author or editor.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1740 – the business sense.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1828 – one who circulates false money.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or company that [[publish|alt=publishes]] books, newspapers, [[magazine|alt=magazines]] or music.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(US, Canada)'' The owner of a [[newspaper]].^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[publish]]

+ * [[publication]]

+ * [[public]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}