copyeditor

American

[kop-ee-ed-i-ter] / ˈkɒp iˌɛd ɪ tər /

Or copy editor

noun

a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, especially to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
a copyreader.
Also called slot man. the head copyreader on a newspaper.

Etymology

Origin of copyeditor

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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copyeditor

Executive editor Albert Erskine had hired him as a proofreader and copyeditor, and put him under the supervision of Bertha Krantz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

I catch things that even the copyeditor doesn’t catch when I’m reading out loud, and I have a good copyeditor.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2017

A copyeditor, a fact-checker, and a designer have at it, tweaking and vetting the story, and finally creating a cover image for it.

From Forbes ● Jun. 26, 2014

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