night editor

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of night editor

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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night editor

I was working late when the night editor hollered at me from across the newsroom.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2018

“I didn’t think this was a case where anyone would have a hard time figuring out what the guy said,” said Khoury, night editor on the Express desk.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2017

It was the first day of my three-shift tryout as the night editor of Gawker.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 13, 2016

Now, on this early November morning, the Herald’s night editor must have been cringing as he had the still-warm draft of the first edition sent to his mercurial boss.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2014

It was after midnight before he finished his column account of this affair, and turning it over to the night editor, left the newspaper office.

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark