mid-15c., "one who announces in public," agent noun from publish (v.). Meaning "one whose business is bringing out for sale books, periodicals, engravings, etc." is from 1740.
权威例句
1. The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops.
出版商预计该书至多能卖出1,500本。
2. I've also sold one or two to an American publisher.
我还卖了几本给一位美国出版商。
3. Her publisher wants her to spice up her stories with sex.
她的出版商想让她在小说中增添些性描写以吸引读者。
4. Nigel Deering, the publisher, is quietly confident about the magazine's chances.
出版商奈杰尔·迪林心中对这份杂志的成功很有把握。
5. His son, Arthur Ochs Junior, is expected to succeed him as publisher.