copyeditor

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A form of copy editor — Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

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Meanings

nouncopyeditor (plural copyeditors)

plural copyeditors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of copy editor.

    Then it’s off to a copyeditor, who from my experience are these superhuman, eagle-eyed monsters that catch continuity errors unseen to the naked eye.

    2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 62
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APA

copyeditor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyeditor

MLA

“copyeditor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyeditor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copyeditor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copyeditor.

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