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单词 copyboy
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copyboy

[ kop-ee-boi ]
/ ˈkɒp iˌbɔɪ /
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noun

an employee who runs errands and carries copy from desk to desk in a newspaper office.

Origin of copyboy

First recorded in 1885–90; copy + boy

Words nearby copyboy

copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook, copyboy, copycat, copycutter, copy desk, copyedit, copyeditor
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Example sentences from the Web for copyboy

  • So Lipsyte answered an ad to be a copyboy at The New York Times.

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