publisher, n.Definitions

A Publisher is the patron saint of the mediocre.

A Publisher is like a wife: one always wants somebody else's.

A Publisher is vitally important — In first novels, the hero is usually them.

A Publisher is one of a band of panders which sprang into existence soon after the death of Gutenberg and which now overruns the world.

The Publisher is a hybrid creature: one part stargazer, one part gambler, one part businessman, one part midwife and three parts optimist.

The Publisher is a specialized form of bank or building society, catering for customers who cannot cope with life and are therefore forced to write about it.