subeditor

noun

USsub-ED-i-tur/ˌsʌbˈɛdɪtɚ/UKsub-ED-i-tuh/ˌsʌbˈɛdɪtə/

2 meanings of subeditor

1
nounUKcountable
A person at a newspaper or magazine who checks and fixes what the writers send in.
The subeditor cut my story to half its length.
A good subeditor checks every name and date before the paper is printed.
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2
nouncountable
An editor who works under a senior editor, often in one section of a newspaper.
The sports subeditor chose which game went on the back page.
As subeditor of the business pages, he was in charge whenever the section's editor was away.

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