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copy editor

NOUN

newsman/newswoman

Synonyms

WEAK

anchor anchor man/woman anchor person announcer columnist correspondent cub editor foreign correspondent ink slinger interviewer investigative reporter journalist legman/woman newscaster newshound newspaperman/woman newswriter pressman/woman stringer war correspondent writer

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Mr. Neil began his professional writing career with the Spectator, a local free weekly, and began working for The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., as a copy editor in 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“I have been on strike for a third of my professional life,” said Erin Hebert, a 32-year-old copy editor at the Post-Gazette.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

ChatGPT does, however, need a human copy editor.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Wilson was a reporter and copy editor working at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution when he made the case to report on Giovanni’s appearance in the city in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

The copy editor for the series, our last line of defense against the stupid mistake or infelicitous phrase, was Joe Rogers.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

copy editor

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