Proofreader
verb (used with object), proofread
[proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA)
1.
to read (printers’ proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
verb (used without object), proofread
[proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA)
2.
to read printers’ proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, especially as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.
verb -reads, -reading, -read (-ˌrɛd)
1.
to read (copy or printer’s proofs) to detect and mark errors to be corrected
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