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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Publisher

/pŭb'-lĭsh-ẽr/ · Pub·lish·er · IPA /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/
01 n. One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.
  1. 1.
    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.