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subeditor

American

[suhb-ed-i-ter] / sʌbˈɛd ɪ tər /

noun

a subordinate or junior editor.
British. a copyeditor.

subeditor British

/ sʌbˈɛdɪtə /

noun

a person who checks and edits copy, esp on a newspaper

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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

Mary Abraham is a biological sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature ● Jul. 11, 2013

Educated at Oxford, she works as a freelance magazine subeditor and won the John Muir Trust wild writing prize in 2010.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 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

I went out to lunch, leaving a thick headed subeditor in charge.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

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