city editor
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈsɪti ˈɛdɪtər/
- Literature
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editor local
- During the meeting, the city editor emphasized the importance of accurate reporting on community events.
- assistant city editor
- city editor, reporter
- became city editor
Examples
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The city editor reviewed all the local articles before they were published in the newspaper.
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My city editor said, "Ted... "we want this story on page one every day."
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The city editor and other reporters backed Tom up on this.
Blog text (27) -
Moments later, he summoned the city editor to join us.
Fiction book (2001) -
He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage.
Blog text (32) -
He served in various capacities at the newspaper, including general assignment reporter, assistant city editor, and founding editor of the lifestyle section.
Blog text (20) -
My interest was further piqued when the city editor in Marion assigned me to do a story about a computer user group that was setting up an electronic bulletin board.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've been here longer than anybody—except Tyrrell, the city editor, and he's going soon.
Fiction book (1999) -
The job he had been offered—on the basis of an editing test, two phone interviews, and several strong recommendations—was that of city editor for a mid-sized daily.
Fiction book (1995) -
John Krist is the city editor of The Star-Free Press in Ventura, California, and the author of 50 Short Hikes Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon (Wilderness Press, 1993).
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who chooses and corrects the final text in a newspaper, magazine, or book
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3.2
A person who chooses stories and manages a newspaper
How Senior
- Literature
49
4.4
34
4.2
- Literature
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5.1
- Literature
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1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the editor responsible for local/city news' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'city' (urban/local area) with 'editor' (person who edits or manages content). This noun+noun role-labeling pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term city editor comes from old newspaper offices where a special desk looked after stories about the town or city. The city meant 'local news' and the editor was the person who sent reporters and edited their pieces, so the name came to mean 'the editor in charge of local news'.