Download the app
educalingo
Search
The way I found time to write 'The Imperfectionists' was that I took work as a copy editor at the 'International Herald Tribune' in Paris, working full-time for approximately six months, then taking my savings from that and writing full-time, then returning after six months, and so on, until the book was done!
Tom Rachman

Meaning of "copy editor" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF COPY EDITOR

copy editor  [ˈkɒpɪ ˈɛdɪtə] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPY EDITOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Copy editor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COPY EDITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

copy editor

Copy editing

Copy editing is the work that an editor does to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text. Unlike general editing, copy editing might not involve changing the content of the text. Copy refers to written or typewritten text for typesetting, printing, publication, broadcast or other independent distribution. Copy editing is done before both typesetting and proofreading, the latter of which is the last step in the editorial cycle. In the US and Canada, an editor who does this work is called a copy editor. An organisation's highest-ranking copy editor, or the supervising editor of a group of copy editors, may be known as the copy chief, copy desk chief, or news editor. In book publishing in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world that follow British nomenclature, the term copy editor is used, but in newspaper and magazine publishing, the term is sub-editor, commonly shortened to sub. The senior sub-editor on a title is frequently called the chief sub-editor. As the "sub" prefix suggests, British copy editors typically have less authority than regular editors.

Definition of copy editor in the English dictionary

The definition of copy editor in the dictionary is someone whose job is to prepare copy for printing by styling, correcting, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPY EDITOR


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
adyta
ˈædɪtə
auditor
ˈɔːdɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
co-editor
kəʊˈedɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
creditor
ˈkrɛdɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
editor
ˈɛdɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
inedita
ɪnˈedɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
litter
ˈlɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
monitor
ˈmɒnɪtə
proditor
ˈprɒdɪtə
subeditor
sʌbˈɛdɪtə
traditor
ˈtrædɪtə
verditer
ˈvɜːdɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPY EDITOR

copy
copy and paste
copy desk
copy holder
copy in
copy machine
copy press
copy shop
copy taster
copy typist
copy-edit
copyable
copybook
copyboy
copycat
copyfight
copygirl
copygraph
copyhold
copyholder

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPY EDITOR

assistant editor
beauty editor
city editor
commissioning editor
desk editor
expeditor
external auditor
fashion editor
feature editor
internal auditor
literary editor
managing editor
news editor
night editor
picture editor
programme editor
proveditor
secured creditor
senior editor
text editor
visitor

Synonyms and antonyms of copy editor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «copy editor» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF COPY EDITOR

Find out the translation of copy editor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of copy editor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «copy editor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

文字编辑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

editor de copia
570 millions of speakers

English

copy editor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉपी संपादक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محرر نسخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литературный редактор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

editor cópia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপি সম্পাদক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éditeur de copie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Copy editor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Redakteur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コピーエディター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복사 편집기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salinan editor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biên tập bản sao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகல் எடிட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉपी एडिटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kopyalama editörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copy editor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

edytor kopia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літературний редактор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

editor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντάκτης αντίγραφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskrif redakteur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kopiera redaktör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kopi editor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of copy editor

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPY EDITOR»

The term «copy editor» is regularly used and occupies the 72.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
66
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «copy editor» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of copy editor
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «copy editor».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPY EDITOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «copy editor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «copy editor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about copy editor

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «COPY EDITOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word copy editor.
1
Chad Harbach
I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist.
2
Tom Rachman
The way I found time to write 'The Imperfectionists' was that I took work as a copy editor at the 'International Herald Tribune' in Paris, working full-time for approximately six months, then taking my savings from that and writing full-time, then returning after six months, and so on, until the book was done!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPY EDITOR»

Discover the use of copy editor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to copy editor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago (or, How to ...
See copy editors"?) The book includes helpful sections on e-mail etiquette, work-flow management, prioritizing, and organizing computer files. One chapter even addresses the special concerns of freelance editors.
Carol Fisher Saller, 2009
2
Strategic Copy Editing
One of the most important of a copy editor's many jobs — and one of the most difficult — is to provide a safety net for accuracy. The copy editor's responsibility is quality control. The responsibility is heavy, because a copy editor typically is the ...
John Russial, 2004
3
Get Published Today
When it comes to what an editor will and won't do, a good editor should never double as a copy editor. Once an editor has gone through your work, it becomes too difficult for them to spot all the errors and omissions. That's why you want a ...
Penny C. Sansevieri
4
Butcher's Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, ...
1.1.1 The copy-editor's role Whenthefirsteditionofthisbookwaspublished, mostbooksfollowed a clearly defined route through production to publication. The electronic revolution in publishing has changed a lot of things since then, and a book's ...
Judith Butcher, Caroline Drake, Maureen Leach, 2006
5
Handbook of Typography for the Mathematical Sciences
5.1 Traditional Methods of Copy Editing Traditionally, even as recently as twenty years ago, the copy editor worked with the hard-copy manuscript submitted by the author. He first made a pass through the manuscript in order to make notes on ...
Steven G. Krantz, 2000
6
Copy-editing
Put most succinctly, the role of the copy-editor is to make the author's message clear and accessible for the readers and to mark up the manuscript for the typesetter. That might sound simple, but it's a complex job, involving an understanding of ...
Barbara Horn, 2008
7
Writing and Research for Graphic Designers: A Designer's ...
The copy editor is more than a mechanic, responsihle for tuning under the hood: He is the guarian of the written word a HAPPINESS IS A WARM [IIIENT a STYLE? WE DON'T. The editors role is not to scold, however. First and foremost it is to ...
Steven Heller, 2013
8
Copy-editing: For Editors, Authors, Publishers
editor, commissioning editor, journal editor, developmental editor, and so on; those who carry out the jobs in categories 2-4 may be called editor, desk editor, production editor, subeditor or copy-editor. For the sake of simplicity I have called the ...
Judith Butcher, 2004
9
Making It in Book Publishing
What makes a good copy editor? A love of books and the English language is a basic quality, as is respect for authors and what they are trying to accomplish. The copy editor must be an expert on words, grammar, and usage, and also ...
Leonard Mogel, 2010
10
Merriam-Webster's Manual for Writers and Editors
Occasionally the principal editor will act as the copy editor as well. In fact, some regard the distinction between manuscript editing and copy editing as artificial, especially in cases where the in-house editor may give the manuscript only cursory ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPY EDITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term copy editor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gene C. Welty (1932-2015)
Beginning in 1972, he juggled two jobs, also working part time as a copy editor for The Blade, where he started working full time in 1987 after ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
2
IDF Promotes Religious Officer to Head Central Command Operations
He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
3
Wave of Hate Crimes against Jews in Brooklyn's Williamsburg Area
He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
4
Italian-ISIS Woman Says Beheadings 'Obey Sharia Law'
He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
5
JNF Owns Land Worth $1.75 Billion
He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
6
Oxford Eagle announces new editor
She moved on to serve as weeklies editor with the Carrollton Times-Georgian before joining the staff in Tupelo as a copy editor and then night ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Obama Officials Tout J Street Polls for Jewish Support on Iran Deal
He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
8
Denard Span, Yunel Escobar left out of Nationals' lineup because of …
... a reporter and copy editor at The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun and MLB.com. He can be reached at tschad@washingtontimes.com ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
9
What Personal-Finance Writers Teach Their Kids About Money
Copy editor Denise Mitchell's daughter, Katie, 23, is a good example of guideline number two, about sticking to the basics. Katie says she always uses her ... «Kiplinger Personal Finance, Jul 15»
10
Appellate court upholds convictions in two Ulster County domestic …
... 1980s, left to become executive editor at Taconic Newspapers in Dutchess County, and returned to the Freeman in 2010 as a copy editor. «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Copy editor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/copy-editor>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z