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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescorrecteur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔʁɛktœʁ
"Le correcteur a vérifié le texte pour des erreurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who reads and corrects written material for errors in grammar, style, and spelling.
"The proofreader meticulously checked the manuscript for any typographical errors." - 2
A person who reviews proofs of printed material to ensure accuracy before final publication.
"As a proofreader, she was responsible for ensuring that the final version of the book was error-free."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'proofread', which combines 'proof' (from Old French 'prouve', ultimately from Latin 'probare', meaning to test or prove) and 'read' (from Old English 'rædan', meaning to advise or interpret). The compound emerged in the printing industry during the late 19th century to describe professionals who read and corrected printer's proofs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Proofreader" is said worldwide
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correcteur
Transliteration: kɔʁɛktœʁ
"Le correcteur a vérifié le texte pour des erreurs."
Korrektor
Transliteration: kɔʁɛktɔʁ
"Der Korrektor hat den Artikel auf Fehler überprüft."
correttore
Transliteration: korretˈtoːre
"Il correttore ha esaminato il manoscritto per errori."
corrector
Transliteration: koɾekˈtoɾ
"El corrector revisó el texto en busca de errores."
revisor
Transliteration: ʁeviˈzoʁ
"O revisor corrigiu o texto antes da publicação."
संपादक
Transliteration: sampādak
"संपादक ने लेख की त्रुटियों की जांच की।"
校对员
Transliteration: jiàoduìyuán
"校对员仔细检查了文本中的错误。"
교정자
Transliteration: gyojeongja
"교정자가 문서의 오류를 확인했습니다."
校正者
Transliteration: こうせいしゃ
"校正者は原稿の誤りを確認しました。"
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