managing editor

American  

noun

1. an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. M.E., m.e.

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Etymology

Origin of managing editor

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

D. Earl Stephens served as managing editor of Stars and Stripes from 1998 to 2009.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Kate Gale, co-founder and managing editor of Red Hen, says Goebel’s agent sent her the book, but when he decided to go elsewhere she kept after him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

U.S. carriers, and usually foreign ones too, are bound to the terms of the deal they strike with customers at the time of booking, said Clint Henderson, managing editor of travel site The Points Guy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Robinhood’s card offers cash-back style rewards instead and doesn’t allow transfers to travel partners, said Madison Blancaflor, managing editor at the Points Guy, a travel and credit-card comparison site.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Times managing editor Abe Rosenthal asked James Goodale, the paper’s thirty-seven-year-old general counsel.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin