a person who checks and edits copy, esp on a newspaper
subeditor in American English
(sʌbˈedɪtər)
noun
1.
a subordinate or junior editor
2. Brit
a copyeditor
Derived forms
subeditorial (ˌsʌbedɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtour-)
adjective
subeditorship
noun
Word origin
[1825–35; sub- + editor]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: individualism, panda, relativity, spiritualism, torquesub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)