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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

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Other Word Forms

  • subeditorial adjective
  • subeditorship noun

Etymology

Origin of subeditor

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + editor

Example Sentences

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As a subeditor reminded me, “That’s what happens when you try and get down with the kids.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2017

Dinah Loon is a physical-sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature • Dec. 6, 2016

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

From Nature • Jul. 11, 2013

He said that if you're going to be a novelist, working as a subeditor is the perfect job.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

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