copyeditor

copyeditor
/kop"ee ed'i teuhr/, n.
1. a person who edits a manuscript, text, etc., for publication, esp. to find and correct errors in style, punctuation, and grammar.
2. a copyreader.
3. Also called slot man. the head copyreader on a newspaper.
[1895-1900, Amer.]

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