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copygirl

copygirl noun: a female copy editor.

Noun

copygirl (plural copygirls)

  1. A female copy editor.
    • One settled for a copygirl's job at $60 a week on a New York City daily. After two years she was still a copygirl with no promise or assurance of advancement.1965, Meyer L. Stein, Your Career in Journalism, Messner, page 32

Forms of copygirl

pluralcopygirls
alternative formcopy girl

Origin of copygirl

From copy + girl.

Questions about copygirl

What does copygirl mean?
Copygirl means a female copy editor.
What part of speech is copygirl?
Copygirl is a noun.
What is the plural of copygirl?
The plural of copygirl is copygirls.

Words near copygirl in the dictionary

  1. copyfighting
  2. copyfights
  3. copyfought
  4. copyfraud
  5. copyfree
  6. copygirl
  7. copygirls
  8. copygraph
  9. copygraphed
  10. copygraphs
  11. copyhold

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