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subeditor

American

[suhb-ed-i-ter] / sʌbˈɛd ɪ tər /

noun

a subordinate or junior editor.
British. a copyeditor.

subeditor British

/ sʌbˈɛdɪtə /

noun

a person who checks and edits copy, esp on a newspaper

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Other Word Forms

subeditorial adjective
subeditorship noun

Etymology

Origin of subeditor

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + editor

Example Sentences

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From there she was invited to join Guardian as an arts subeditor by Alan Rusbridger, who was then its features editor.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2019

“My grandfather was a subeditor for an Edinburgh paper. So I thought, I’m going to find out.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2017

Dinah Loon is a physical-sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature • Dec. 6, 2016

Mary Abraham is a biological sciences subeditor at Nature.

From Nature • Jul. 11, 2013

I went out to lunch, leaving a thick headed subeditor in charge.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

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