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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

He was a folk violinist and boxing correspondent for the Morning Star, and he encouraged his wife to work for the paper, first as a subeditor and then a reporter.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2015

Dinah Loon is a physical sciences subeditor at Nature, London.

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 was kept at bay by the subeditor, who scented a sensation, and was afraid that the editor-in-chief might cut the copy to pieces.

From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by David Christie Murray

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