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- [ed-i-ter]
- /ˈɛd ɪ tər/
- /ˈedɪtə(r)/
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- [ed-i-ter]
- /ˈɛd ɪ tər/
Definitions of editor word
- noun editor 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. 1
- noun editor the supervisor or manager of a department of a newspaper, magazine, etc.: the sports editor of a newspaper. 1
- noun editor a person who edits, or selects and revises, material for publications, films, etc.: a video editor; the editor of an online journal. 1
- noun editor a device for viewing, cutting, and editing film or magnetic tape to make movies, audio recordings, etc. 1
- noun editor Computers. a program used for writing and revising code, data, or text: an XML editor. 1
- noun editor A person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text, particularly a newspaper or magazine. 1
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Origin of editor
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Medieval Latin, Late Latin: publisher; see edit, -tor
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Parts of speech for Editor
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editor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
editor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for editor
noun editor
- proofreader — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
- copyreader — a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor
- newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- newspaperman — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
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