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cop⋅y⋅read⋅er

[kop-ee-ree-der]
–noun
1. an editor concerned with the preparation of copy for the typesetter and printer.
2. Also called rim man. a person who edits copy and writes headlines for a newspaper. Compare copy editor (def. 3).

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; copy + reader
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cop·y·read·er   (kŏp'ē-rē'dər)   
n.  One who edits and corrects newspaper copy for publication.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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