rewriteman

[ree-rahyt-man]

noun, plural re·write·men.

a newspaper employee who writes articles from available information or who reworks the copy written by reporters.

Origin of rewriteman

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; rewrite + man¹

Usage note

See -man.

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