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editor

/ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/

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What does editor mean?

noun

  1. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
  2. A copy editor.
  3. A person who edited a specific document.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
  2. A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
  3. A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
  4. Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/

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The unique feature of the contest was the manner in which the ``sporting editor'' gave actuality to the contests by pictorial representations.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
Says our pious editor, for the government to take property without full compensation "would be contrary to the whole spirit of America."
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558
More book examples (3)
I consider that for this the editor is bound to get the sketch published either at a publisher's or his own risk.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
At the time to which we have come, Montaigne was unknown to the world of letters, except as a translator and editor.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
The editor in the picture probably looks just as Edward looked when it was first borne in upon him that this was so.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70