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copyholder

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cop⋅y⋅hold⋅er

[kop-ee-hohl-der]
–noun
1. a person or thing that holds copy.
2. a device for holding copy in its place, as on a printer's frame or on a typewriter.
3. a proofreader's assistant who reads copy aloud or follows it while proof is read for the detection of deviations from it in proof.
4. a person who holds an estate in copyhold.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME. See copyhold, -er 1
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cop·y·hold·er   (kŏp'ē-hōl'dər)   
n.  
  1. An assistant who reads manuscript aloud to a proofreader.

  2. A device that holds copy in place, especially for a typesetter.

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