copy editor

See also: copyeditor

English

Alternative forms

• copyeditor, copy-editor

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

copy editor (plural copy editors)

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

Usage notes

• Among the alternative forms, copy editor is the most common, copyeditor about half as much, and copy-editor a fraction of that. In terms of relative frequency, copyeditor keeps on gaining on copy editor. Merriam-Webster lists both copy editor and copyeditor, the latter as less common. The situation is different for the verbs, of which copyedit is the frequency leader. Among proofreader variants, the solid form leads by a wide margin.

Synonyms

• subeditor

Related terms

• copy edit
• copy editing

Translations

editor who prepares text for publication

• Finnish: editoija
• French: lecteur-correcteur m, correcteur (fr) m, (Canada) réviseur (fr) m
• Hungarian: olvasószerkesztő (hu)
• Polish: adiustator (pl) m, adiustatorka (pl) f
• Romanian: corector (ro) m, corectoare (ro) f
• Russian: редактор (ru) m (redaktor), литературный редактор m (literaturnyj redaktor)
• Spanish: corrector m
• Welsh: golygydd copi m

Further reading

• “copy editor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “copy editor”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “copy editor” (US) / “copy editor” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.