noun

editor

editor

She works as an editor for a large publisher.

She works as an editor for a large publisher.

He is the editor of a national newspaper.

He is the editor of a national newspaper.

I used a simple text editor to write the code.

I used a simple text editor to write the code.

an editor for/at ((a company)) someone who edits for a company She works as an editor for a large publisher.

the editor of ((a publication)) the person in charge of a publication He is the editor of a national newspaper.

Synonyms: reviser, proofreader, copy-editor, compiler

From the verb 'edit' + '-or' (agent suffix). 'Edit' comes from Latin 'edere' meaning 'to bring forth, publish'.

An 'edit-or' is a person 'or' thing that 'edits'.

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