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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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Alys, Always by Harriet Lane Newspaper subeditor Frances is drawn into the lives of the Kyte family when she hears the last words of the victim of a car crash, Alys Kyte.

From The Guardian ● May 16, 2019

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

Mary Abraham is a biological sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature ● Jul. 11, 2013

The busy bookseller of Fleet Street had no time to play the cicerone; therefore, on the morning after Clare's arrival, he delivered him formally over to Mr. Thomas Hood, subeditor of the 'London Magazine.'

From The Life of John Clare by Frederick Martin

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