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“publisher” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

publisher
One who proclaims, praedicator (one who proclaims anybody’s piaise aloud and publicly): praeco (a herald): buccinator (the trumpeter, as a contemptuous expression; e.g., alicujus existimationis).
One who publishes a book, *redemptor libri (Ern.); *qui sumtibus, impensis, suis librum typis exscribendum curat.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for publisher?
The usual Latin words for “publisher” are praedicō, praecō, būcinātor; also impēnsa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.