copyholder

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C0633300 (kŏp′ē-hōl′dər)n.1. An assistant who reads manuscript aloud to a proofreader.2. A device that holds copy in place, especially for a typesetter.

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n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a device that holds copy in place for the compositor3. (Law) law (formerly) a person who held land by copyhold tenure

cop•y•hold•er

(ˈkɒp iˌhoʊl dər)

n. 1. a device for holding copy in its place, as on a printer's frame or on a typewriter. 2. a person who holds an estate in copyhold. [1425–75]

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copyholder - mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositormechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

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