COPY EDITOR meaning: Corrects and refines written text - OneLook

Usually means: Corrects and refines written text.

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copy editor: Merriam-Webster
copy editor: Collins English Dictionary
copy editor: Vocabulary.com
copy-editor: Wordnik
copy editor: Wiktionary
copy editor: Dictionary.com
Copy editor: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
copy editor: Rhymezone
copy editor: FreeDictionary.org
copy editor: Mnemonic Dictionary
copy editor: TheFreeDictionary.com
copy editor: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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copy editor: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (copy editor)

▸ noun: Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

Similar:

copyreader, text editor, copyeditor, editor, subeditor, proof reader, copyholder, cutter and paster, editour, exchange editor, more...

Opposite:

writer, author, creator, originator

Types:

proofreader, line editor, content editor, managing editor, more...

Adjectives:

editorial, media, published, missive, quality, periodical, op-ed, oblatum, reportorial, longform, journalistic

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Similar:

copyreader, text editor, copyeditor, editor, subeditor, proof reader, copyholder, cutter and paster, editour, exchange editor, more...

Opposite:

writer, author, creator, originator

Types:

proofreader, line editor, content editor, managing editor, more...

Adjectives:

editorial, media, published, missive, quality, periodical, op-ed, oblatum, reportorial, longform, journalistic

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