- copyreader
- copyreader copyreader n.
an editor who prepares text for publication.
Syn: copy editor, text editor. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
copyreader
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copyreader — ☆ copyreader [käp′ērēd΄ər ] n. COPY EDITOR … English World dictionary
copyreader — noun Date: 1892 copy editor • copyread transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
copyreader — /kop ee ree deuhr/, n. 1. an editor concerned with the preparation of copy for the typesetter and printer. 2. Also called rim man. a person who edits copy and writes headlines for a newspaper. Cf. copy editor (def. 3). [1890 95, Amer.; COPY +… … Universalium
copyreader — Synonyms and related words: city editor, columnist, copy chief, copy editor, copyholder, copyman, correspondent, cub reporter, diaskeuast, editor, editorial writer, feature editor, foreign correspondent, gazetteer, interviewer, journalist, leader … Moby Thesaurus
copyreader — n. one who edits newspaper text; manuscript editor … English contemporary dictionary
copyreader — copy·reader … English syllables
copyreader — cop•y•read•er [[t]ˈkɒp iˌri dər[/t]] n. 1) jou copyeditor 2) jou a newspaper employee who edits copy and writes headlines • Etymology: 1890–95, amer. cop′y•read , v.t. read ˌrɛd read•ing … From formal English to slang
copyreader — n. a person who reads and edits copy for a newspaper or book. Derivatives: copyread v.tr. * * * noun an editor who prepares text for publication • Syn: ↑copy editor, ↑text editor • Derivationally related forms: ↑copyread • Hypernyms: ↑editor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rim man — copyreader (def. 2). [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
rim man — copyreader (def. 2). [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
