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Definition of "proof-reader" [proof-reader]

  • Alternative spelling of proofreader. (noun)

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Use "proof-reader" in a sentence
  • "In Jeremiah 31: 30 "that eateth" somehow emerged as "ehat tateth," an error that, as Campbell notes with characteristic wit, "should have been noticed by any proof-reader, even one freshly returned from a pub lunch.""
  • "Proof-read book: $900 Professional proof-reader plus a couple of friends"
  • "She earns a living as a proof-reader and copy-editor, but is mostly a graduate student which is why so much of her life seems to be 'former'."