— proofreader , n.
/proohf"reed'/ , v. , proofread /-red'/ , proofreading .
v.t.
1. to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
v.i.
2. to read printers' proofs, copy, etc., to detect and mark errors, esp. as an employee of a typesetting firm, newspaper office, or publishing house.
[ 1930-35; back formation from proofreader (see PROOF, READ) ]