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Definition of Copyreader
1. Noun. An editor who prepares text for publication.
Generic synonyms: Editor, Editor In Chief
Derivative terms: Copyread
Definition of Copyreader
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Copyreader
Literary usage of Copyreader
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence: A Manual for Reporters by Grant Milnor Hyde (1916)
"If the story is well written and needs few corrections it is called clean copy.
After the story is written it is turned over to the copyreader to be edited. ..."
2. Handbook for Newspaper Workers, Treating Grammar, Punctuation, English by Grant Milnor Hyde (1921)
"Never divide a word from one page to another. e. Leave generous margins for the
copyreader. /. The story should begin about the middle of the first page so ..."
3. A Course in Journalistic Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde (1922)
"The only tool used by the copyreader is a large soft lead pencil with which he may
... (2) The copyreader should make his corrections with the idea that the ..."
4. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"Rox was a copyreader on the Examiner, after he quit conducting a humor column.
He was a bitter, neurotic character who stuttered and was always ill at ease. ..."
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