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subeditor

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper.
  2. A copy editor at a newspaper or magazine.
    UK

Equivalents

Examples

“Sub-editors. Bastards. What about all that copy⟳ of his they'd cut⟳? Fifteen years of research⟳ he'd filed from one planet alone and they'd cut⟳ it to two words. ‘Mostly harmless.’”

CEFR level

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