Line editor

/lˈaɪn ˈɛdɪtə/

/lˈaɪn ˈɛdɪɾɚ/

Line editor

a type of editor who focuses on improving the writing style and clarity of individual sentences and paragraphs in a manuscript

Examples

1. In the book, I sort of go through, as if I were a line editor on this project, and kind of point out the amount of redundancy and editorializing and all of the other stuff that you don't need, and the fact that it doesn't mention the Death Star.