sub-editor
sub-editor — noun
1. someone whose job is to read written material, such as newspaper articles or boo
someone whose job is to read written material, such as newspaper articles or book chapters, and correct any mistakes before the text is printed or published online
Nicholas, a sub-editor at the Ghana Daily Star, checks articles for errors before they print.
sub-editor at [newspaper name] — workplace context
Roya, a sub-editor at a fashion magazine, rewrote a confusing description of the spring collection.
works as a sub-editor for [publication type]
The night-shift sub-editor spotted a factual error on the front page before the printing deadline.
Beatriz, a sub-editor at a book publisher, corrected several timeline errors in the novel before it went to print.
- copy editor
the standard American English term for the same role
- proofreader
a related role that checks printed proofs for surface errors, whereas a sub-editor may rewrite sentences, check facts, and work before the final layout
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Primarily used in British English. In American English, the same role is usually called a copy editor.