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copyreader

noun

Definition of copyreadernext
as in editor

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  1. editor
  2. columnist
  3. staffer
  4. sportswriter
Noun
  • New assistants, agents and editor plug-ins ship every month aimed squarely at engineers, who are bombarded with ads and news about each release.
    — Rob Black, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Remember each daily Spelling Bee word list is curated by an editor and doesn’t include every possible solution.
    — New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of editor
Noun
  • Commentary and opinion Mosquitoes are making Los Angeles summers a living hell, argues columnist Robin Abcarian.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson encouraged young people to socialize in person and leave the doom scrolling at home.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of columnist
Noun
  • The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announced the appointment of longtime creative staffer Coy Middlebrook as its new artistic director.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One day, a writer who’d been venting her stress at me and another staffer burned all the way through his long fuse.
    — Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of staffer
Noun
  • Miami Herald sportswriter Anthony Chiang contributed to this report.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As a young sportswriter studying journalism at the University of Missouri, Seth Wickersham looked to Los Angeles for inspiration.
    — Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of sportswriter
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“Copyreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyreader. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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