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copyeditor

copyeditor is the alternative spelling of copy editor.

Meaning of copy editor

Noun

copy editor (plural copy editors)

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

Forms of copyeditor

pluralcopyeditors

Questions about copyeditor

What is copyeditor the alternative spelling of?
Copyeditor is the alternative spelling of copy editor.

Words near copyeditor in the dictionary

  1. copydesks
  2. copydom
  3. copyedit
  4. copyedited
  5. copyediting
  6. copyeditor
  7. copyeditorial
  8. copyeditors
  9. copyedits
  10. copyer
  11. copyers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: copyeditor (page history and authors); copy editor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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