Definitions for editor
ˈɛd ɪ təred·i·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. editor, editor in chiefnoun

   a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

2. editor program, editornoun

   (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. editornoun

   A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

2. editornoun

   A copy editor.

3. editornoun

   A person who edited a specific document.

4. editornoun

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

5. editornoun

   A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film

6. editornoun

   A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

7. editornoun

   Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.

8. Etymology: From editionem (editio) ‘a bringing forth, producing’, from perfect passive participle editus, from stem of verb edere, ‘bring forth, produce’, from ex-, ‘out’ + -dere, combining form of dare, ‘to give’; + noun of agent suffix -or.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Editornoun

   Publisher; he that revises or prepares any work for publication.

   Etymology: editor, Latin.

   When a different reading gives us a different sense, or a new elegance in an author, the editor does very well in taking notice of it. Joseph Addison, Spectator №. 450.

   This nonsense got into all the editions by a mistake of the stage editors. Alexander Pope, Notes on Shakesp. Henry V.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. editor

   Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organisation, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete piece of work.The editing process often begins with the author's idea for the work itself, continuing as a collaboration between the author and the editor as the work is created. Editing can involve creative skills, human relations and a precise set of methods. There are various editorial positions in publishing. Typically, one finds editorial assistants reporting to the senior-level editorial staff and directors who report to senior executive editors. Senior executive editors are responsible for developing a product for its final release. The smaller the publication, the more these roles overlap. The top editor at many publications may be known as the chief editor, executive editor, or simply the editor. A frequent and highly regarded contributor to a magazine may acquire the title of editor-at-large or contributing editor. Mid-level newspaper editors often manage or help to manage sections, such as business, sports and features. In U.S. newspapers, the level below the top editor is usually the managing editor. In the book publishing industry, editors may organize anthologies and other compilations, produce definitive editions of a classic author's works (scholarly editor), and organize and manage contributions to a multi-author book (symposium editor or volume editor). Obtaining manuscripts or recruiting authors is the role of an acquisitions editor or a commissioning editor in a publishing house. Finding marketable ideas and presenting them to appropriate authors are the responsibilities of a sponsoring editor. Copy editors correct spelling, grammar and align writings to house style. Changes to the publishing industry since the 1980s have resulted in nearly all copy editing of book manuscripts being outsourced to freelance copy editors.At newspapers and wire services, press or copy editors write headlines and work on more substantive issues, such as ensuring accuracy, fairness, and taste. In some positions, they design pages and select news stories for inclusion. At U.K. and Australian newspapers, the term is sub-editor. They may choose the layout of the publication and communicate with the printer. These editors may have the title of layout or design editor or (more so in the past) makeup editor.

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1. editor

   An editor is a professional who prepares content for publication by correcting, revising, and proofreading to improve accuracy, readability, and ensure it is free from error, omission, inconsistency, and repetition. This content could be in various forms such as books, articles, magazines, websites, video, film, and other media. The editor's goal is to help authors and creators express their ideas clearly and effectively to the intended audience. There are different types of editors like content editors, copy editors, film editors etc., each specializing in a particular field or medium.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Editornoun

   one who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication

2. Etymology: [L., that which produces, from edere to publish: cf. F. diteur.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Editor

   An editor in the professional or traditional sense is generally an individual who makes corrective changes, or edits, in the content or format of a creative work. Such works may deal with the literary arts, musical composition, film, radio programs, or other forms intended for publication or public presentation. The job of a professional editor can range from revising a particular work, such as the text of a book or magazine article, to supervising the publication and distribution of such a work, such as a newspaper or other printed and published materials. Editors are most often identified as those who work to prepare book manuscripts and newspapers for publication.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. editor

   1. A person employed on a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. 2. A delicate instrument for observing the development and flowering of the deadly mediocre and encouraging its growth. 3. A seraphic embryon; a smooth bore; a bit of sandpaper applied to all forms of originality by the publisher-proprietor; an emictory.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. editor

   A person with the accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, qualifications, skills and training to edit a variety of data, facts, information, proof, research, statistics and documents.

   Newspaper editors have a role to play within a newspaper, therefore it is wise they have the accurate and specific ability, professional experience, qualifications, training and skills to perform their role.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2017  

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   editornoun

   Someone with authority to make changes or corrections as a result of editing used to link alternatives. 1.) A person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text, particularly a newspaper or magazine. 2.) A computer program enabling the user to enter or alter text.

   A Lexicographic editor is the most important author there is with the power to create, edit, and configure a language with their imagination.

   Etymology: Lexicographer

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 28, 2024  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'editor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2582

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'editor' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4682

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'editor' in Nouns Frequency: #972

Anagrams for editor »

1. rioted

2. tie rod

3. dotier

4. triode

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of editor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of editor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of editor in a Sentence

1. Zanny Minton Beddoes:

   James is an outstanding editor and journalist, i ’m delighted that we will benefit from his talent and expertise.

2. Ring Lardner:

   A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

3. Meghan McCain:

   There's one part when I was talking about reliving the moment that my dad passed and I had to do it like, I mean, like eight times because I kept crying, i told my editor, ‘If you want to keep the emotion, you can.’ Like, it's sad, it's so hard to talk about. It's still hard for me to relive and that s--t is real and honest. And people, even if they don't like me, I think they respect that.

4. Director Chris Columbus:

   President Donald Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but President Donald Trump also said,' The only way you can use The Plaza on a soundstage is if I'm in the movie,' so we agreed to put President Donald Trump in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened : People cheered when President Donald Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor,' Leave him in the movie. It's a moment for the audience.' But he did bully his way into the movie.

5. Robertson Davies:

   He types his labored column -- weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=editor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Editor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=editor
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=editor
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=editor