editor
noun
Simple meaning
A person who checks and chooses stories to publish for news
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehduhterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛdətɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
A copy editor.
A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
Used this way, editor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
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More ways to use editor
- “John is the city editor at the Daily Times.”noun
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Compound terms
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A program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data.
A person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication.
An editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules.
The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine.
The editor of a newspaper.
The newspaper editor responsible for sports news.
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