proofread
verb (used with object)
to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
proofreader
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a word derived from
proofread.
Example Sentences
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Seung Oh, CEO of Engram, an AI-powered grammar checker and proofreader for non-native English speakers, offers a different — and deeply thought provoking — perspective.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2024
Fuyuko is a mild-mannered proofreader working from her Tokyo apartment who spies in her own reflection “the dictionary definition of a miserable person.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
David Price, KC, for retired computer programmer Paul Read, said his client was a "mere proofreader" and not responsible for the articles.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
By her early 20s she was living in New York, working as a file clerk and proofreader while trying to break in as a writer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
She was brilliant, had been an avid reader her whole life, and she was a terrific literary critic, editor, and proofreader.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
