night editor

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noun

an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.

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Nearby words

night bolt, night coach, night court, night crawler, night dancer, night editor, night fighter, night heron, night jasmine, night journey, night key

Origin of night editor

First recorded in 1865–70

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for night editor

Well, then, you may be the night-editor, but you sound exactly like that fresh reporter who 128 spoke to me a moment ago.
Polly in New York|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
The report passed the World night-editor, and appeared, next morning.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine