Definitions

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  • noun One who produces plates (printing surfaces).

Etymologies

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plate +‎ maker

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Examples

  • Poetic Obituaries: Working as the sole writer, editor, illustrator, platemaker, compositor, proofreader and pressman, he Joseph Low published limited editions of short stories and poetry, illustrated with his own wood and linoleum cuts.

    Poetic Obituaries: Working as the sole writer, Rus Bowden 2007

  • May specialize as a camera operator, artist, stripper, or platemaker.

    Discover What You’re Best At Linda Gale 1998

  • He was promoted to apprentice platemaker in March 1986, graduating as journeyman in July 1988.

    The Times Today's News 2010

  • He was promoted to apprentice platemaker in March 1986, graduating as journeyman in July 1988.

    The Times Today's News 2010

  • He was promoted to apprentice platemaker in March 1986, graduating as journeyman in July 1988.

    The Times Today's News 2010

  • He was promoted to apprentice platemaker in March 1986, graduating as journeyman in July 1988.

    The Times Today's News 2010

  • More recently, I was a litho platemaker for the Bureau of Engraving in Minneapolis.

    Postbulletin.com Local News 2009

  • "There is still an overhang of inventory with the dumping that took place last year," suggests Bob Ratliff, vice president of platemaker IPSCO Inc. in Lisle,

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

  • The software includes Equinox for color management, DeskPack plug-ins for AdobeR IllustratorR-for trapping, bar codes, preflighting, and step & repeat, and FlexRip and FlexProof / E to RIP files to proofers, the Indigo digital press and the platemaker.

    Packaging and Converting Essentials 2008

  • Rochester, NY-based Label World, a premier supplier of custom labels in the Northeast, is reporting greater productivity, and higher quality flexo printing due to its recent implementation of an EskoArtwork Software workflow solution and a Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) 2530 flexo platemaker.

    Packaging and Converting Essentials 2008

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