"copy editor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-copy editor.oga [US] Forms: copy editors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} copy editor (plural copy editors)
  1. Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: subeditor, copyeditor, copy-editor Related terms: copy edit, copy editing Translations (editor who prepares text for publication): editoija (Finnish), lecteur-correcteur [masculine] (French), correcteur [masculine] (French), réviseur [Canada, masculine] (French), olvasószerkesztő (Hungarian), adiustator [masculine] (Polish), adiustatorka [feminine] (Polish), corector [masculine] (Romanian), corectoare [feminine] (Romanian), редактор (redaktor) [masculine] (Russian), литературный редактор (literaturnyj redaktor) [masculine] (Russian), corrector [masculine] (Spanish), golygydd copi [masculine] (Welsh)

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