copy editor
noun
variants
or less commonly copyeditor
1
: an editor who prepares copy for the typesetter
2
: one who edits and headlines newspaper copy
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Every protest report went through seven rounds of edits with copy editors fact-checking each line, Karam said.
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
But perhaps love means never having to have a copy editor.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
But perhaps love means never having to have a copy editor.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for copy editor
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“Copy editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copy%20editor. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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copy editor
noun1
: an employee of a publishing house who corrects manuscript copy
2
: a person who edits and writes headlines for newspaper copy
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