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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections;
[syn: proofreader, reader]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

proofreader
    n 1: someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark
         corrections [syn: proofreader, reader]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PROOF-READER, n.  A malefactor who atones for making your writing
nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.