copy editor

noun

variants: or less commonly copyeditor \ˈkä-pē-ˌe-də-tər

Definition of copy editor

1 : an editor who prepares copy for the typesetter

2 : one who edits and headlines newspaper copy

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The copy editors are the unsung heroes of journalism, the thin black ink line between chaos and order. — Kevin Fisher-paulson, SFChronicle.com, "Cops and copy editors keeping things orderly," 25 June 2018 Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across history, literature, and internetspeak in this week’s episode of Explained, now on Netflix. — Jennie Neufeld, Vox, "Vox Sentences: NATOhhh no...," 12 July 2018 Also around this time, the papers’ newsrooms began to hire their first black employees – among them reporter Harmon Perry for the Journal in 1968 and copy editor (later popular novelist) Tina McElroy Ansa for the Constitution in 1971. — Pete Corson, ajc, "Photos: Former Atlanta Constitution and Journal buildings," 14 June 2018 John McNamara was a sports writer and copy editor who could talk fluently about everything from politics to literature. — Chip Reid, CBS News, "Victims of Capital Gazette shooting remembered at vigil," 29 June 2018 But in reality, others discover those truths for me, sometimes my readers, frequently my copy editors. — Kevin Fisher-paulson, SFChronicle.com, "Cops and copy editors keeping things orderly," 25 June 2018 Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997, after five years as a copy editor and news editor at the Washington Post and none as a therapist. — Author: Carolyn Hax, Anchorage Daily News, "Carolyn Hax: Want to make sexism obsolete? Start with the kids.," 25 June 2018 Bourdain’s mother, Gladys, was his copy editor during the Detroit journalist’s stint at the New York Times. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Charlie LeDuff, Detroit chefs remember Anthony Bourdain," 8 June 2018 She was set to start as a copy editor for The Washington Post. — Dan Morse, Washington Post, "Maryland inmate found dead hours after being named a ‘person of interest’ in 18-year-old homicide case," 13 Apr. 2018

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