copyholder
[kop-ee-hohl-der]
noun
a person or thing that holds copy.
a device for holding copy in its place, as on a printer's frame or on a typewriter.
a proofreader's assistant who reads copy aloud or follows it while proof is read for the detection of deviations from it in proof.
a person who holds an estate in copyhold.
Origin of copyholder
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proofreader, copyreader, newspaperwoman, copyholder, newspaperman, reviser, deskmanExamples from the Web for copyholder
Historical Examples of copyholder
The last was practically the counterpart of the mediæval English copyholder.
German Culture Past and PresentErnest Belfort Bax
So after a while instead of "villein" he became a "copyholder."
Most former electors and every leaseholder and every copyholder were now excluded.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.S. A. Reilly
A copyholder without legal remedy may seem little better than a tenant in mere villenage, except in name.
This copyholder was undoubtedly the descendant of the Welsh serf of mediæval times.
A Short History of WalesOwen M. Edwards
copyholder
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