guest editor

[ gest ed-i-ter ]

noun

1. a person who is invited to collect and prepare content for a single edition of a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast:

   He recently served as guest editor of a special journal issue on secure communications.

Other Words From

• guest-ed·it verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of guest editor¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Last year, Galliano served as a guest editor for British Vogue and spent a three-week stint at Oscar de La Renta.

From The Daily Beast

You were guest editor for Best American Short Stories in 1999.

From The Daily Beast