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Where does “corrector” come from?

Corrector comes from Middle English corrector, likely from Old French corrector or directly from Latin corrector, meaning "one who corrects," from the verb corrigere.

corrector (English): One who corrects; A proofreader; A director or...

Definitions

  1. One who corrects; A proofreader; A director or...

Ancestry of “corrector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcorrector—

Words derived from “corrector”

  • correctress
Every word from Middle English corrector →