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Etymology edit

From Middle English corrector, correctour, equivalent to correct +‎ -or.

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Noun edit

corrector (plural correctors)

  1. One who corrects.
  2. (obsolete) A proofreader.
    • 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
      Seeing therefore those who now possess the employment by all evident signs wish themselves well rid of it; and that no man of worth, none that is not a plain unthrift of his own hours, is ever likely to succeed them, except he mean to put himself to the salary of a press corrector; we may easily foresee what kind of licensers we are to expect hereafter, either ignorant, imperious, and remiss, or basely pecuniary.
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    • 1770, Philip Luckombe, A Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Printing[1], London: J. Johnson, published 1771, pages 440–41:
      To have a competent knowledge of what has been recited, besides a quick and discerning eye, are the proper accomplishments by which a Corrector may raise his own and his Master's credit: for it is a maxim with Booksellers, to give the first edition of a work to be done by such Printers whom they know to be either able Correctors themselves, or that employ fit persons, though not of Universal learning, and who know the fundamentals of every Art and Science that may fall under their examination.
  3. (obsolete) A director or governor.

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Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin corrēctor, from corrigō (I correct).

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Adjective edit

corrector (feminine correctora, masculine plural correctors, feminine plural correctores)

  1. correcting

Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctors, feminine correctora)

  1. (education) proofreader
  2. (publishing) copy editor

Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctors)

  1. (cosmetics) concealer
  2. (graphic arts) correcting fluid
  3. (computing) corrector, correction software (of spelling or grammar)
  4. (nutrition) supplement, regulator
    Synonym: premescla

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin corrēctor.

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Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctoren or correctors)

  1. corrector

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  • Indonesian: korèktor

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From corrēctus.

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Noun edit

corrēctor m (genitive corrēctōris); third declension

  1. corrector, improver, reformer

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corrēctor corrēctōrēs
Genitive corrēctōris corrēctōrum
Dative corrēctōrī corrēctōribus
Accusative corrēctōrem corrēctōrēs
Ablative corrēctōre corrēctōribus
Vocative corrēctor corrēctōrēs

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References edit

  • corrector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corrector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corrector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • corrector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctores, feminine correctora, feminine plural correctoras)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of corretor. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin corrēctōrem.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koreɡˈtoɾ/ [ko.reɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧rrec‧tor

Adjective edit

corrector (feminine correctora, masculine plural correctores, feminine plural correctoras)

  1. corrective, correcting

Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctores, feminine correctora, feminine plural correctoras)

  1. corrector
  2. proofreader

Noun edit

corrector m (plural correctores)

  1. spell checker
    Synonym: corrector ortográfico

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