copyeditor
or cop·y ed·i·tor
[ kop-ee-ed-i-ter ]
noun
a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, especially to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
a copyreader.
Also called slot man [slot-man] /ˈslɒt ˌmæn/ . the head copyreader on a newspaper.
Origin of copyeditor
1An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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