copyeditor
or cop·y ed·i·tor
[kop-ee-ed-i-ter]
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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.
Nearby words
- copybook,
- copyboy,
- copycat,
- copycutter,
- copyedit,
- copyfight,
- copyfitting,
- copygirl,
- copygraph,
- copyhold
Origin of copyeditor
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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Examples from the Web for copyeditor
His editor suggests that he meet with Nora, a copyeditor at the firm.