proofreader
pronunciation
How to pronounce proofreader in British English:
UK ['pru:fri:də(r)]
How to pronounce proofreader in American English:
US ['prufridə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
Word Origin
- proofreader (n.)
- also proof-reader, 1808, from proof (n.) in the typographical sense + reader.
Example
- 1. From secretary you might move to proofreader , then associate editor and maybe someone would then give you a crack as editor .
- 2. Don 't tell us this is none of your business : you should try to make your translations so good that editor and proofreader do not have to touch them .
- 3. As a proofreader at an english newspaper I was able to dress in armani missoni and polo - taking my fashion tips from the copy of american psycho I was reading .