copyreader

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kop′ē rē′dər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cop•y•read•er  (kop′ē rē′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an editor concerned with the preparation of copy for the typesetter and printer.
  2. JournalismAlso called rim man. a person who edits copy and writes headlines for a newspaper. Cf. copy editor (def. 3).
  • copy + reader 1890–95, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
copyreader /ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə/ n
  1. US a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor
'copyreader' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
copyeditor - copyread - rim man - slot man

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