Copyedit vs copy-edit vs copy edit
Merriam-Webster online [1] has copyedit the verb as one word but copy editor the noun as two.
How do you spell Copyedit?
Copy edit is recommended by Webster's New World Dictionary, The Associated Press Stylebook, and The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage.
Is it copy editor or copyeditor?
The AP Stylebook says copy editor is two words just like business editor and managing editor. A Google search and a Google News search also both return far more results for the two-word version, and the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary lists only the two-word form.
