† impositor Obs. rare.
(ɪmˈpɒzɪtə(r))
[a. L. impositor, agent-noun from impōnĕre to impose.]
One who imposes; = imposer. † a. One who imposes a name. b. Printing. One who imposes the pages of type in a forme. c. The inflicter of a task or imposition.
| 1493 Festivall (W. de W. 1515) 122 b, Yf the imposytoure and gyuer of the name hath perfyte scyence and knowledge. 1617 Minsheu Ductor Ling., Impositor, in schooles he that put the names into a Rolle. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Impositor, the Impositor or Monitor in a School; also he that imposes the pages into a Form for the Press. |