publisher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a firm in the publishing business
    publishing house; publishing company; publishing firm.
  2. noun a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
  3. noun the proprietor of a newspaper
    newspaper publisher.

WordNet

Pub"lish*er noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913