rewrite man
Example Sentences
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There was a rewrite man, who as I describe him, could make the words jump like trout.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022
He had risen through the ranks from copy boy to become a night rewrite man, a theater columnist and a correspondent in Paris.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2021
But Todbaum was the kind of con man whom Hollywood richly rewards, while Sandy plateaued as a competent rewrite man who never got his name on anything.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2020
A consummate rewrite man, Ettlin had an exhaustive knowledge of Baltimore ephemera.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2014
If a story has been run through two or three editions and new developments have changed it, the story is turned over to a rewrite man for consequent alteration.
From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor
