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work as a typesetter
work as + 职业名词表示担任某工作。typesetter 既可指排字工人，也可指排字机。
She worked as a typesetter for twenty years.
她当了二十年的排字工人。
排字工人
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排字工人
a person who sets written material into type
She worked as a typesetter for twenty years.
她当了二十年的排字工人。
排字工人；排字机
n one who sets written material into type
The typesetter checked the proof before the pages went to press.
排字工人在付印前检查了校样。
A skilled typesetter can make a big difference in the look of a printed magazine.
一位熟练的排字工人对印刷杂志的外观影响很大。
The print shop hired two typesetters to handle the rush orders.
印刷店雇了两名排字工人来处理紧急订单。
work as + 职业名词表示担任某工作。typesetter 既可指排字工人，也可指排字机。
She worked as a typesetter for twenty years.
她当了二十年的排字工人。
for 后接服务的机构或对象，如报社、印刷所等。
He is a typesetter for a small printing house.
他是一家小印刷所的排字工人。
who 引导定语从句修饰 typesetter，关系代词在从句中作主语。
The typesetter who proofread the galley found several errors.
校对样张的排字工人发现了几个错误。
Not this
My father is a typist who arranges letters for the newspaper.
Use this
My father is a typesetter who arranges letters for the newspaper.
typesetter 指排字工人（排字机），typist 指打字员。句意是排字，所以要用 typesetter。
Not this
She typesetters the manuscript for the magazine.
Use this
She typesets the manuscript for the magazine.
typesetter 是名词，不能用作动词；动词原形是 typeset，第三人称单数是 typesets。
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做排字工人
He worked as a typesetter for a local newspaper.
他在当地一家报社做排字工人。
排字错误
The typo was a typesetter's error, not the author's.
那个拼写错误是排字工人的失误，不是作者的。
有经验的排字工人
They hired an experienced typesetter to prepare the book.
他们雇了一位有经验的排字工人来准备这本书。
排字校样
The typesetter's proof still contained a few mistakes.
排字校样上仍然有几个错误。
排字工人工会
His grandfather joined the typesetter's union in 1920.
他的祖父于1920年加入了排字工人工会。
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联想：type（铅字）+ set（摆放）+ er（者）——把铅字一个个摆进版框的人或机器，就是排字工。
语域：neutral 常见场景：printing industry、publishing、historical accounts 该词在印刷、出版等领域属于中性规范用语，可指排字工人或排字机；在现代日常口语中较少见，多用于专业或历史性描述。
这些词的词尾 /-etə/ 与 typesetter 中的 -setter /setə/ 押韵：setter、letter、better、sweater、wetter、debtor。注意 debtor 的 b 不发音；typesetter 以 type 开头，读 /taɪp/，不是 /tɪp/。
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