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Meaning of copyholder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person who rents land under the copyhold system.
    historical
  2. A device that holds copy in place for typesetting.
    dated
  3. A person who holds copy and reads it aloud to a proofreader, who checks the typeset text against it.
    dated

Equivalents

Русский копиго́льдер тенакль

Examples

“Rents had risen so much […] that copyholders had to hire themselves out as wage labourers or shepherds.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

copyholding Copying copying paper copying press copyism Copyist

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