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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Aghast at a foolish and quickly infamous mistake, one Free Press copy editor was ashamed to even come to work.
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
This week’s selection comes from Vulture copy editor Christopher Stanton, who will begin his screening of Inherent Vice on Wednesday, August 28, at 7 p.m. ET.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
The New Yorker union, which represents fact-checkers, copy editors, story editors and photo editors, among other roles, has been negotiating its latest pact with Condé Nast for more than six months.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Outwardly mordant, Ron could be downright goofy in his ATEX messages, with deliberate typos and odd punctuation, designed to keep me—a copy editor, four years in—amused.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
This week’s selection comes from Vulture copy editor Christopher Stanton, who will begin his screening of Inherent Vice on Wednesday, August 28, at 7 p.m. ET.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
The New Yorker union, which represents fact-checkers, copy editors, story editors and photo editors, among other roles, has been negotiating its latest pact with Condé Nast for more than six months.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Outwardly mordant, Ron could be downright goofy in his ATEX messages, with deliberate typos and odd punctuation, designed to keep me—a copy editor, four years in—amused.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Copy editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copy%20editor. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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