publisher

n. person or company that produces and distributes printed material

Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information – the activity of making information available for public view. In some cases, authors may be their own publishers.Traditionally, the term refers to the distribution of printed works such as books (the "book world") and newspapers. With the advent of digital information systems and the Internet, the scope of publishing has expanded to include electronic resources, such as the electronic versions of books and periodicals, as well as  websites, blogs, games and the like.
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Noun
1. a firm in the publishing business
(synonym) publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company
(hypernym) firm, house, business firm
(hyponym) newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher
(derivation) print, publish
2. a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
(hypernym) professional, professional person
(hyponym) Baedeker, Karl Baedeker
(derivation) print, publish
3. the proprietor of a newspaper
(synonym) newspaper publisher
(hypernym) owner, proprietor
(hyponym) press lord
(derivation) print, publish

(n.)
One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.
  

To dream of a publisher, foretells long journeys and aspirations to the literary craft.

If a woman dreams that her husband is a publisher, she will be jealous of more than one woman of his acquaintance, and spicy scenes will ensue.

For a publisher to reject your manuscript, denotes that you will suffer disappointment at the miscarriage of cherished designs. If he accepts it, you will rejoice in the full fruition of your hopes. If he loses it, you will suffer evil at the hands of strangers.