editor

CEFRB1

/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who prepares written work for publication.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A copy editor.

Examples

  • The editor and the publisher are both my cousins.

  • The paper published a profile of its new editor.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.tɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

  2. A person who edited a specific document.

  3. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

More examples

In context

  • John is the city editor at the Daily Times.

  • John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.

  • The TPU EVE editor is an excellent, extensible, programmable editor.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank thoroughly reviewed the manuscript for any errors.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).