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editor

editor

3.0
A person who chooses and corrects the final text in a newspaper, magazine, or book
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdɪtər/
translation icon : editor
  • As the magazine's chief editor, she was responsible for approving every article before publication.
  • editor in chief
  • managing editor
  • associate editor

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Examples

  • He has gone on to be a leading editor at Newsweek and now Time.

  • My editor wants to take me off the story.

  • Incredible guy, brilliant news editor, wonderful with young people.

  • We have one editor that we work with.

  • - The editor wants to hear from you.

  • Alex, the editor wants to see you.

  • The Knowledge Quest editor works with a guest editor on developing the content of the magazine.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Each department had an editor, and the department editors reported to the managing editor.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I'm the editor of Disc Drive World.

  • Editor-in-chief of the school newspaper is a good thing to have on my record.

Synonyms

newspaper editor
vseditor
  • Literature
12 3.2

A person who chooses stories and manages a newspaper

covers final content and editorial aspects across various publication types rather than only news outlets
redactor
vseditor
  • Formal
8.6

A person who edits and prepares text for publication, shaping its form

has final responsibility for overall content and editorial decisions rather than just preparing text

Compounds

editor in chief
  • Literature
49 4.4

A person who leads a newspaper or magazine and decides what goes in it

A person in charge of editing and publishing a newspaper or magazine

newspaper editor
  • Literature
12 3.2

A person who chooses stories and manages a newspaper

copy editor
  • Specialized
8 3.4

A person who checks and corrects grammar, spelling, and style in written text before it is published

sports editor
  • Literature
8 3.4

A person who is in charge of sports news in a newspaper or magazine

business editor
  • Literature
4 3.0

An editor at a newspaper or magazine who manages business news

city editor
  • Literature
4 5.1

A newspaper person who manages local news, reporters, and stories

text editor
  • Specialized
4 2.9

A computer program for writing and changing plain text files

1 4.8

A person who chooses and arranges pictures and page layouts for magazines or books

editor program
  • Specialized
3.5

A computer program that changes text or code files

linkage editor
  • Specialized
8.4

A program that combines separate compiled modules into one working file

How Senior

editor in chief
  • Literature
49 4.4
editor
3.0
copy editor
  • Specialized
8 3.4

Surface Forms

editor singular
editors plural

Morphology

editor = edit (transparent) = edit + or

Agentive noun formed from the verb 'edit' using the productive English suffix '-or', so the meaning is predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Editor comes from the Latin verb edere, which means 'to put out' or 'to give out'. An editor is someone who 'puts out' the final version of a book or newspaper by choosing, checking, and shaping the content.