Meanings
nouncopy editor (plural copy editors)
plural copy editors · alternative copyeditor · alternative copy-editor
- Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
Synonyms: subeditor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
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nounan editor who prepares text for publication
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Translations
Finnish editoija
- editoijaeditor who prepares text for publication
French lecteur-correcteur, correcteur
- lecteur-correcteureditor who prepares text for publication
- correcteureditor who prepares text for publication
- réviseureditor who prepares text for publication
Hungarian olvasószerkesztő
- olvasószerkesztőeditor who prepares text for publication
Polish adiustator, adiustatorka
- adiustatoreditor who prepares text for publication
- adiustatorkaeditor who prepares text for publication
Romanian corector, corectoare
- corectoreditor who prepares text for publication
- corectoareeditor who prepares text for publication
Russian редактор, литературный редактор
- редактор (redaktor)editor who prepares text for publication
- литературный редактор (literaturnyj redaktor)editor who prepares text for publication
Spanish corrector
- correctoreditor who prepares text for publication
Welsh golygydd copi
- golygydd copieditor who prepares text for publication
Cite this entry
APA
copy editor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editor
MLA
“copy editor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy editor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20editor.
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