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subeditor

American  
[suhb-ed-i-ter] / sʌbˈɛd ɪ tər /

noun

  1. a subordinate or junior editor.

  2. British. a copyeditor.


subeditor British  
/ sʌbˈɛdɪtə /

noun

  1. a person who checks and edits copy, esp on a newspaper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of subeditor

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + editor

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Dinah Loon is a physical-sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature Dec. 6, 2016

Mary Abraham is a biological sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature Jul. 11, 2013

Eric Hobsbawm once said that the gods had given EP Thompson all the gifts, except judgment and an internal subeditor.

From The Guardian Apr. 27, 2013

He went on to hold a number of different production positions, including deputy chief subeditor, assistant night editor, night editor and assistant editor, and worked alongside former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan.

From The Guardian May 30, 2012

In 1821 he became subeditor of the "London Magazine," and formed the acquaintance of the literary men of the metropolis.

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

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