copyholder

American  

[kop-ee-hohl-der] / ˈkɒp iˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that holds copy.

2. a device for holding copy in its place, as on a printer's frame or on a typewriter.

3. a proofreader's assistant who reads copy aloud or follows it while proof is read for the detection of deviations from it in proof.

4. a person who holds an estate in copyhold.

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copyholder British  

/ ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊldə /

noun

1. printing one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof

2. printing a device that holds copy in place for the compositor

3. law (formerly) a person who held land by copyhold tenure

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Etymology

Origin of copyholder

1425–75; late Middle English. See copyhold, -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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copyholder

He drove a delivery wagon for a grocer, ushered at a theater, was even a copyholder in the proofroom of a newspaper.

From The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine

A copyholder without legal remedy may seem little better than a tenant in mere villenage, except in name.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam

The head proofreader in turn gives the proof to an assistant and the manuscript to a copyholder, who reads the story to the assistant for the detection of typographical errors.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer

The copyholder must not commit waste either by cutting 117 down timber, &c., or by neglecting to repair buildings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

This copyholder was undoubtedly the descendant of the Welsh serf of mediaeval times.

From Short History of Wales by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards

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