copyeditor

or cop·y ed·i·tor

[ kop-ee-ed-i-ter ]

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.

  1. Also called slot man [slot-man] /ˈslɒt ˌmæn/ . the head copyreader on a newspaper.

Origin of copyeditor

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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