editor


Definition: Meaning of, editor in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛdɪtə /

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editor editors
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  1. the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of a newspaper or magazine, and decides what should be included in it
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  2. someone who prepares a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes
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  3. someone who chooses what to include in a book on a particular subject
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  4. someone who prepares a film, television programme, or sound recording for broadcasting by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes
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  5. someone who reports on a particular subject for a radio or television news programme [↪  correspondent]
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  6. technical a computer program that allows you to make changes to saved information
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editor used in phrases

  • art editor (noun)
    1. an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter
  • business editor (noun)
    1. the newspaper editor responsible for business news
  • city editor (noun)
    1. also financial editor British English a JOURNALIST responsible for the financial news in a newspaper
    2. American English a newspaper EDITOR who is responsible for local news
  • copy editor (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to make sure that the words in a book, newspaper etc are correct and ready to be printed
  • editor in chief (noun)
    1. especially of a newspaper or magazine a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text
  • editor program (noun)
    1. computing a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement, modification or deletion of data
  • linkage editor (noun)
    1. an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules
  • managing editor (noun)
    1. the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine
  • newspaper editor (noun)
    1. the editor of a newspaper
  • sports editor (noun)
    1. the newspaper editor responsible for sports news
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