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COPY-EDITOR [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
DEF

A person whose work is editing and correcting the grammar, punctuation, etc. of articles or manuscripts, as in a newspaper office or publishing house.

CONT

The copy editor handling a particular story also usually is the one to write a headline for it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Presse écrite
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
DEF

Personne qui assure la vérification et la mise au point de la copie.

OBS

Comme forme féminine, l'OLF recommande «réviseure».

OBS

Bien que repéré dans le Grand Larousse Universel, le féminin «réviseuse» est moins utilisé au Canada.

Key term(s)
  • réviseuse de textes

Spanish

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