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noun
1.
a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, especially to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
2.
a copyreader.
3.
Also called slot man. the head copyreader on a newspaper.
Also, copy editor.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism
1895–1900, Americanism
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