impressor

impressor , one who makes marks or sim. by pressure: a (of form); b (of fig. stains); c (w. ref. to writing or drawing); d (w. ref. to printed books); e (w. ref. to minting of money). a quod magnus, quod pulcher, quod qualiscunque est, formis obnoxius debet formeque ~ori Pull. Sent. 680D.  b mirus incantator et macularum ~or effectus filiis suis primicias fructuum avide carpit Gir. JS sup. 144.  c 955 (12c) ego O. episcopus consentaneus stipulator et agie crucis ~or extiti CS 905.  d 1496 concessimus ‥ Winando de Worde de ducatu Lothoringie oriundo, ~ori librorum, quod ‥ Pat 577 m. 20; 1512 mitto ad te libellum ‥ ~ores dixerunt se missuros Cantabrigiam aliquot (Colet) Ep. Erasm. I 258; 1517 in Testamento Novo per te ‥ traducto ‥ vereor sane ne crebrius dormitarit ~or (J. Fisher) Ib. II 592; 1550 bibliopolis et librorum ~oribus Pat 830 m. 38.  e 1359 Johanni de Colonia, ~ori, de mandato regis xiij li. vj s. viij d. item, magistro J., monetario, vj s. viij d., quos mutuavit domino nostro regi (Compotus Monetae) ExchScot 617.