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proofread

proof·read

(pro͞of′rēd′)

v. proof·read (-rĕd′), proof·read·ing, proof·reads

v.tr.

To read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and mark corrections.

v.intr.

To read copy or proof for purposes of error detection and correction.

proof′read′er n.

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Noun

proofreader - someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections

reader

pressman, printer - someone whose occupation is printing

Translations

مُصَحِّح مُسَوَّدَة المَطبوعات

korektor

korrekturlæser

korrektor

korektors

düzeltmen

proofreader

[ˈpruːfˌriːdəʳ] N → corrector(a) m/f de pruebas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

proofreader

[ˈpruːfriːdə^r] n → correcteur/trice m/f (d'épreuves)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

proofreader

[ˈpruːfˌriːdəʳ] n → correttore/trice di bozze

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

proofread

(ˈpruːfˌriːd) – past tense, past participle proofread (-ˌred) – verb

to read a text to see if there are any errors and correct them.

proofreader noun

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