- copy editor
- noun Date: 1899 1. an editor who prepares copy for the typesetter 2. one who edits and headlines newspaper copy • copyedit transitive verb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
copy editor
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copy editor — ☆ copy editor n. a person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar, punctuation, etc. of articles or manuscripts, as in a newspaper office or publishing house copy edit [käp′ē ed΄it] vt. * * * … Universalium
copy editor — copy .editor n someone whose job is to make sure that the words in a book, newspaper etc are correct and ready to be printed >copy edit v [I and T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
copy editor — copy edit ► VERB ▪ edit (text) by checking its consistency and accuracy. DERIVATIVES copy editor noun … English terms dictionary
copy editor — ☆ copy editor n. a person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar, punctuation, etc. of articles or manuscripts, as in a newspaper office or publishing house copy edit [käp′ē ed΄it] vt … English World dictionary
copy editor — copy ,editor noun count someone whose job is to correct any mistakes in books, articles, etc. before they are published … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
copy editor — noun an editor who prepares text for publication • Syn: ↑copyreader, ↑text editor • Derivationally related forms: ↑copyread (for: ↑copyreader) • Hypernyms: ↑edito … Useful english dictionary
copy editor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms copy editor : singular copy editor plural copy editors someone whose job is to correct any mistakes in books, articles etc before they are published … English dictionary
copy-editor — copˈy editor noun • • • Main Entry: ↑copy … Useful english dictionary
copy editor — noun someone who corrects printed material and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing See Also: copy edit, copy editing … Wiktionary
copy editor — one who edits and headlines a newspaper; one who prepares copy for printing … English contemporary dictionary
