copy editor

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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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Recent Examples on the Web Bruesewitz went on to graduate with honors from UW-Madison with a degree in journalism, become a copy editor for the UW-Madison Law School and buy his own little house in Monona. — Emily Hamer, Star Tribune, "Former offender donates estate to foster rehab from prison," 12 Apr. 2021 Campbell said the Dallas Morning News’s online readership has spiked dramatically, in a week when nearly every story in the newspaper was related to the storm, and a photo taken by a copy editor ran on the front page. — Washington Post, "Texas journalists are providing critical information about a disaster they’re living through," 19 Feb. 2021 Do invest in a good copy editor to proof your work and hire a graphic designer for cover art and content images, at a minimum — quality matters. — Laura Cuttill, Forbes, "Monetizing Information In A 'YouTube' Culture," 2 Mar. 2021 Some of those on the Zoom call knew Mr. Saunders as a copy editor and writer for The Daily News of Halifax, a newspaper that went under in 2008. — New York Times, "A Black Literary Trailblazer’s Solitary Death: Charles Saunders, 73," 21 Jan. 2021 Kathleen Gosnell Seiler, a consummate copy editor whose meticulous blue pen perfected the Los Angeles Times’ signature stories for 23 years, has died at age 75. — Los Angeles Times, "Kathy Gosnell, veteran L.A. Times copy editor who perfected the paper’s signature stories, dies at 75," 8 Dec. 2020 Before joining The Times, Hong was a page designer and a Dow Jones News Fund copy editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. — Los Angeles Times, "Allison Hong promoted to L.A. Times deputy design director," 28 Dec. 2020 Rose spent 24 years at The San Diego Union-Tribune, working as a copy editor, assistant city editor and reporter before launching a weekly section called ComputerLink in 1992. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Former reporter, editor Jeff Rose remembered as pioneer in online journalism at Union-Tribune," 6 Dec. 2020 Kelly Maynard is a pediatric intensive care nurse at Hennepin County Medical Center and a copy editor for the Star Tribune. — Kelly Maynard, Star Tribune, "Stay safe the old-fashioned way, too," 24 Nov. 2020

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