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copyreader

[ kop-ee-ree-der ]

noun

  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. Compare copyeditor ( def 3 ).

copyreader

/ ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə /

noun

  1. a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of copyreader1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; copy + reader
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Example Sentences

After the story is written it is turned over to the copyreader to be edited.

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