copyeditor
or cop·y ed·i·tor
[ kop-ee-ed-i-ter ]
/ ˈkɒp iˌɛd ɪ tər /
noun
a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, especially to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
a copyreader.
Also called slot man.
the head copyreader on a newspaper.
Origin of copyeditor
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Words nearby copyeditor
copybook,
copyboy,
copycat,
copycutter,
copyedit,
copyeditor,
copyfight,
copyfitting,
copygirl,
copygraph,
copyhold
Example sentences from the Web for copyeditor
His editor suggests that he meet with Nora, a copyeditor at the firm.