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editor

Syllabification: (ed·i·tor)
Pronunciation: /ˈeditər/
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Definition of editor

noun

  • 1a person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text, particularly a newspaper or magazine:the editor of The New York Times a sports editor
  • a person who works for a publishing company, commissioning or preparing material for publication.
  • 2a computer program enabling the user to enter or alter text.

Derivatives

editorship

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin, 'producer (of games), publisher', from edit- 'produced, put forth', from the verb edere

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