redactor
- noun
- /rɪˈdæktər/
- Formal
:
redactor
- The redactor's role was essential in shaping the final version of the text, making it suitable for readers.
Examples
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And this redactor, in the view of these biblical scholars, seems to have had the same problem as the average freshman in English 101: redundancy, awkward transitions, and unresolved contradictory statements.
Academic text (1992) -
The most likely explanation, it seems to me, is this: even though the stories took on the function of cultivating freedom from fear as they were circulated among Christian communities, the authors and redactors of the acta did not have the ideal of apatheia in mind when they participated in the construction of these texts.
Academic text (2006) -
To the mind of the redactor, the fact that entire families were converted through a saint's miracle seemed to be proof of the truth of the Christian message.
Academic text (2007) -
The "documentary hypothesis" claimed that the biblical text was not an integrated whole, divinely revealed, but rather a rough pastiche, a collection by different authors at different times, put together by a final redactor.
Academic text (1992) -
Scholars have also illustrated how deeply the interpretive activity of the scribes, tradents, and redactors is embedded within the text to produce what is in effect its final form, the one we have today.
Academic text (2006) -
There are plenty of individuals in the authorship of the texts of the canon—and likely a few collectors, redactors, and copyists.
Blog text (17) -
The only way to save Prophet Jesus from this dishonor is to look upon him as the Qur'an pictures him to us; and accordingly, to attribute all the contradictory and incoherent statements about him in the Gospels to their authors or redactors.
Blog text (27) -
The redactor carefully reviewed the manuscript to ensure that all errors were corrected before publication.
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As a skilled redactor, she focused on improving the clarity and coherence of the article.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
A person who chooses and corrects the final text in a newspaper, magazine, or book
8
3.4
A person who checks and corrects grammar, spelling, and style in written text before it is published
3
3.8
A person who reads text to find and fix spelling and grammar errors
1
3.6
A person who shares the job of making a book, magazine, or newspaper ready to publish
1
4.0
A person who edits text to make it clear and ready to be published
1
7.7
A person who edits reporters' notes into clear news stories for newspapers
A person who checks and corrects text before publishing
A person who checks and corrects writing before it is published
A person who checks and corrects articles before they are published
A person who removes obscene or offensive parts from a text
A person who removes offensive parts from a book or play
How Senior
- Literature
49
4.4
34
4.2
∞
3.0
- Formal
- Specialized
8
3.4
3
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word redactor comes from the verb redact, built from re- 'again' and the act part like the English word act meaning 'do', so it suggests 'doing again' to a text. That's why a redactor is a person who shapes, edits, and prepares writing for publication.