copyeditor
or cop·y ed·i·tor
[kop-ee-ed-i-ter]
- 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.
Show More
Origin of copyeditor
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for copyeditor
Contemporary Examples
His editor suggests that he meet with Nora, a copyeditor at the firm.
