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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

Example Sentences

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“My grandfather was a subeditor for an Edinburgh paper. So I thought, I’m going to find out.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2017

Mary Abraham is a biological sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature • Jul. 11, 2013

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

From Nature • Jul. 11, 2013

He joined the Manchester features department as a young subeditor in May 1964.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2013

It was written by Edward Howard, subeditor, under Marryat, of the The Metropolitan Magazine, and author of Outward Bound, etc.

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick

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