proofreader

noun

proof·​read·​er ˈprüf-ˌrē-dər How to pronounce proofreader (audio)
: a person who proofreads
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Examples of proofreader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was then hired as a proofreader and translator for The Mexico City News. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024 The business quickly expanded, offering courses, workshops, and e-books for independent proofreaders and generating up to $300,000 in monthly revenue. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Editors and proofreaders cost money, and these corporations don't want anything taking away from the bottom line. Will Oremus, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024 The offices moved yet again, this time uptown to 27th Street, near Madison Square Park, where there was room to run things like a real magazine, with copyeditors and proofreaders, drawing tables and a stat room, and offices for each editor. Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for proofreader 

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of proofreader was in 1832

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“Proofreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proofreader. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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