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typomaniac

typomaniac noun: a person who is obsessed with typography, or more generally with the business of printing and publishing.

Noun

typomaniac (plural typomaniacs)

  1. A person who is obsessed with typography, or more generally with the business of printing and publishing
    • In 1973 he moved to London, where he worked with design companies, taught at the London College of Printing and became a popular figure amongst the city's typomaniacs.2006, Neil Macmillan, An A-Z of Type Designers, →ISBN, page 166

Forms of typomaniac

pluraltypomaniacs

Origin of typomaniac

From typo- + maniac.

Questions about typomaniac

What does typomaniac mean?
Typomaniac means a person who is obsessed with typography, or more generally with the business of printing and publishing.
What part of speech is typomaniac?
Typomaniac is a noun.
What is the plural of typomaniac?
The plural of typomaniac is typomaniacs.

Words near typomaniac in the dictionary

  1. typologized
  2. typologizes
  3. typologizing
  4. typology
  5. typomania
  6. typomaniac
  7. typomaniacs
  8. typometer
  9. typometers
  10. typometric
  11. typometrical

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