type founder

taɪp ˈfaʊndə

Definition

Definition of type founder - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

printing

Dated

person who casts metallic printer's type

Dated

The type founder crafted new fonts for the press.
The type founder's skills were in high demand.
He apprenticed under a renowned type founder.

caster

founder

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Expressions with type

type up

write or input text using a keyboard

She had to type up the report by Friday.

someone's type

kind of person someone is attracted to

He realized she was definitely not his type.

against type

adv.

in a way that is not expected

He played the villain against type.

a man of someone's type

person matching someone's preferred characteristics

He's definitely a man of her type.

revert to type

go back to original form or state

The software reverted to type after the update failed.

play against type

act in a role different from usual

The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

Expressions with founder

founder in deep water

to experience difficulties or fail

The project began to founder in deep water after the budget cuts.

founder on the rocks

exp.

plan or project fails completely

The business expansion foundered on the rocks of financial difficulties.

founder member

person who helps start an organization as an original member

She is a founder member of the club.

founder effect

reduction in genetic diversity in new populations

The island's species evolved due to the founder effect.

bell founder

person who makes bells

The bell founder carefully crafted the new church bell..

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French:typographe, ...
German:Schriftgießer, ...
Italian:tipografo, ...
Spanish:tipógrafo, ...
Portuguese:tipógrafo, ...
Chinese:铸字工, ...
Japanese:活字鋳造者, ...
Arabic:صانِع الحُرُوف, ...
Hebrew:מְיַצֵּר סוּגִים, ...
Russian:литейщик шрифтов, ...
Ukrainian:ливарник шрифтів, ...
Hindi:टाइप फाउंडर, ...
Bengali:টাইপ ফাউন্ডার, ...
Catalan:tipògraf, ...
Czech:písmolitec, ...
Danish:skriftstøber, ...
Dutch:lettergieter, ...
Greek:τυπογράφος, ...
Hungarian:betűöntő, ...
Khmer:ជាងចាក់អក្សរបោះពុម្ពធ្វើពីលោហៈ, ...
Korean:활자 주조자, ...
Persian:ریخته‌گر حروف, ...
Polish:odlewnik czcionek, ...
Portuguese (BR):tipógrafo, ...
Romanian:turnător de litere, ...
Swedish:typsnittsgjutare, ...
Thai:ผู้หล่อตัวพิมพ์, ...
Turkish:harf dökümcüsü, ...
Vietnamese:người đúc chữ, ...

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