Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copy editor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
copy- ed-i-tor
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

copy editors (plural) copyeditor (alternative) copy-editor (alternative)

Phrases

copy edit copy editing

Frequently Paired Words

copy edit copy editing

Synonyms

subeditor copyreader text editor

Questions

What does copy editor mean?
Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

How to pronounce copy editor

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