subeditor

American  

[suhb-ed-i-ter] / sʌbˈɛd ɪ tər /

noun

1. a subordinate or junior editor.

2. British. a copyeditor.

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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

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

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

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2013

I interviewed Eric Sykes, who has died aged 89, in 2001 and the first thing the subeditor who received my copy said was: "I didn't know he was still alive."

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

The subeditor of the Beacon was in reality a good hard worker in his comfortable way, and there was little harm in his desire that the world should be aware of his industry.

From The Slave of the Lamp by Merriman, Henry Seton