noun
Etymology
Origin of copyreader
Example Sentences
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Alden Whitman, 42, a Times copyreader since 1951, admitted having been a Communist from 1935 through 1948, but refused to name any other party members.
From Time Magazine Archive
Winans rose quickly after leaving the Trentonian in 1981 to become a $379-a-week copyreader at the Dow Jones News Service, a Journal affiliate.
From Time Magazine Archive
After getting a master's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota, he was hired by the Minneapolis Tribune as a copyreader, finally argued his way into a reporting job.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next man to take the witness chair was Melvin L. Barnet, New York Times copyreader since 1953, who had also been named by CBS-man Burdett.
From Time Magazine Archive
A copyreader might not find it perfect, for the assault is allotted too much space and the pursuit too little, but it tells the story in its baldest aspect.
From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor
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