publisher

Definition of Publisher in English :

a firm in the publishing business

2. publisher

a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music

the proprietor of a newspaper

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Publisher

noun

1.

a company or person engaged in publishing periodicals, books, music, etc

2. US and Canadian

the proprietor of a newspaper or his or her representative

noun

a person or firm that publishes, esp. one whose business is the publishing of books, newspapers, magazines, printed music, etc.

n.

A person or business that produces and distributes something, such as a book or magazine, in printed or electronic form.