copyreader
[ kop-ee-ree-der ]
/ ˈkɒp iˌri dər /
noun
an editor concerned with the preparation of copy for the typesetter and printer.
Also called rim man.
a person who edits copy and writes headlines for a newspaper.
Compare copyeditor(def 3).
Words nearby copyreader
Example sentences from the Web for copyreader
After the story is written it is turned over to the copyreader to be edited.
Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence |Grant Milnor Hyde
British Dictionary definitions for copyreader
copyreader
/ (ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə) /
noun
US
a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor