(c.1422–91), the first English printer. He printed the first book in English in 1474 and went on to produce about eighty other texts, including editions of Le Morte d'Arthur and Canterbury Tales.
Definition of Caxton, William in US English:
Caxton, William
proper nounˈkakstən
(c.1422–91), English printer. He printed the first book in English in 1474.