copyreader

[kop-ee-ree-der]

noun

1. an editor concerned with the preparation of copy for the typesetter and printer.

2. Also called rim man. a person who edits copy and writes headlines for a newspaper.

copyreader

/ ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə /

noun

1. a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor

Word History and Origins

Origin of copyreader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; copy + reader

Example Sentences

A copyreader might not find it perfect, for the assault is allotted too much space and the pursuit too little, but it tells the story in its baldest aspect.

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For a moment he felt himself to be a copyreader again on the New York Enterprise.

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And when the copyreaders come at six, it will be turned over to one of them.

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On a city daily of average size there are desk men, or copyreaders, who work under editorial direction but feel superior to the reporter because they correct his literary efforts.

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After the story is written it is turned over to the copyreader to be edited.

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