copygirl en · NOUN
Etymology
From copy + girl.
Meanings
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A female copy editor.
One settled for a copygirl's job at $60 a week on a New York City daily. After two years she was still a copygirl with no promise or assurance of advancement.
1965, Meyer L. Stein, Your Career in Journalism, Messner, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| copygirls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| copy girl | alternative | lexicographic |