rewriteman

[ ree-rahyt-man ]

noun,plural re·write·men.
  1. a newspaper employee who writes articles from available information or who reworks the copy written by reporters.

Origin of rewriteman

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; rewrite + man

usage note For rewriteman

See -man.

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