Subeditor

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper.
  2. 2
    an assistant editor wordnet
  3. 3
    A copy editor at a newspaper or magazine. UK

    "Sub-editors. Bastards. What about all that copy of his they'd cut? Fifteen years of research he'd filed from one planet alone and they'd cut it to two words. ‘Mostly harmless.’"

Synonyms

All synonyms
columnistcopy editorcopy editorcopyreadercorrespondentcub reporter

Example

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"Sub-editors. Bastards. What about all that copy of his they'd cut? Fifteen years of research he'd filed from one planet alone and they'd cut it to two words. ‘Mostly harmless.’"

Etymology

From sub- + editor.

Related phrases

stone subeditorcopy editor

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