editor

[ed-i-ter]

noun

1. a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

   She was offered a managing editor position at a small press.

2. the supervisor or manager of a department of a newspaper, magazine, etc..

   the sports editor of a newspaper.

3. a person who edits, or selects and revises, material for publications, films, etc..

   a video editor;

   the editor of an online journal.

4. a device for viewing, cutting, and editing film or magnetic tape to make movies, audio recordings, etc.

5. Computers.,  a program used for writing and revising code, data, or text.

   an XML editor.

editor

/ ˈɛdɪtə /

noun

1. a person who edits written material for publication

2. a person in overall charge of the editing and often the policy of a newspaper or periodical

3. a person in charge of one section of a newspaper or periodical

   the sports editor

4. films

   1. a person who makes a selection and arrangement of individual shots in order to construct the flowing sequence of images for a film

   2. a device for editing film, including a viewer and a splicer

5. television radio a person in overall control of a programme that consists of various items, such as a news or magazine style programme

6. a computer program that facilitates the deletion or insertion of data within information already stored in a computer

Other Word Forms

• editorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of editor¹

1640–50; < Medieval Latin, Late Latin: publisher; edit, -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of editor¹

C17: from Late Latin: producer, exhibitor, from ēdere to give out, publish, from ē- out + dāre to give

Example Sentences

Weiss, 41, is joining CBS News in a new role of editor in chief, according to people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to comment publicly.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Post, the ban was prompted by an article about local government reorganisation, written by its agenda editor Oliver Pridmore.

From BBC

The online backlash reflects a pattern of public scrutiny and criticism in China over what is perceived as preferential treatment for foreigners, according to Giulia Interesse, an editor at business intelligence platform Asia Briefing.

From BBC

The editor of one of her first published papers insisted on crossing out all references to the creatures as “he” or “she” in favor of “it.”

From Los Angeles Times

The settlement also included an editor’s note, posted on the ABC News website, expressing regret for Stephanopoulos’ comments.

From Los Angeles Times