a person who checks and edits copy, esp on a newspaper
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sub•ed•i•tor
(sub ed′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
sub•ed•i•to•ri•al
(sub′ed i tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
sub•ed′i•tor•ship′, n.
- Journalisma subordinate or junior editor.
- British Termsa copyeditor.
- 1825–35; sub- + editor
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