"corrector" meaning in English

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      "word": "correctress"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "One who corrects."
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          "ref": "1770, Philip Luckombe, A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing, London: J. Johnson, published 1771, pages 440–41",
          "text": "To have a competent knowledge of what has been recited, besides a quick and discerning eye, are the proper accomplishments by which a Corrector may raise his own and his Master's credit: for it is a maxim with Booksellers, to give the first edition of a work to be done by such Printers whom they know to be either able Correctors themselves, or that employ fit persons, though not of Universal learning, and who know the fundamentals of every Art and Science that may fall under their examination.",
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        "A proofreader."
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        "(obsolete) A proofreader."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
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        "A director or governor."
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        "(obsolete) A director or governor."
      ],
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    "corrector"
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      "word": "corrector magnet"
    },
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      "word": "correctress"
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      "word": "political corrector"
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        "One who corrects."
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