copygirl

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From copy +‎ girl.

Noun

copygirl (plural copygirls)

  1. (journalism) A female copy editor.
    Coordinate term: copy boy
    • 1965, Meyer L. Stein, Your Career in Journalism, Messner, page 32:
      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.

Usage notes

  • This term may now be seen as unnecessarily gendered and patronising.
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