copy editor
noun
variants
or less commonly copyeditor
1
: an editor who prepares copy for the typesetter
2
: one who edits and headlines newspaper copy
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The friction between the journal’s editorial board and Elsevier began in 2019, when the publisher eliminated a dedicated copy editor position serving the journal.
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Bymichael Price, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
What’s [hard to believe] is a BOLD-FACED LIE (a correct usage, despite being disliked by some copy editors and making me wince a little).
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
These included eliminating support for a copy editor and a special issues editor, leaving it to the editorial board to handle those duties.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Five years later, he was hired at the Orlando Sentinel as a sports copy editor and eventually moved up to deputy sports editor.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Bymichael Price, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
What’s [hard to believe] is a BOLD-FACED LIE (a correct usage, despite being disliked by some copy editors and making me wince a little).
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
These included eliminating support for a copy editor and a special issues editor, leaving it to the editorial board to handle those duties.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Five years later, he was hired at the Orlando Sentinel as a sports copy editor and eventually moved up to deputy sports editor.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Copy editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copy%20editor. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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copy editor
noun1
: an employee of a publishing house who corrects manuscript copy
2
: a person who edits and writes headlines for newspaper copy
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