copy editor:
(plural: ‘copy editors‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound)
a person whose job in a newspaper office is to read through the written matter and prepare it for printing;
a copyreader; a text editor,
a freelance copy editor
As a copy editor is the last person to see the text before publishing, he/she must be extra careful because he/she holds the highest responsibility if there are any mistakes in the text.
Copy editors have to meet dead lines and to assist them with their highly demanding tasks, there are several other people working, including the computers, to finish their job faster.
Most of the modern day copy editors are freelance, mostly using computer technology, i.e. they don’t work as employees at one office but accept works from several clients and finish their part, and charge depending on the nature of the work and the time taken to finish it.
copy editors at an office
