What does editor mean?
Definitions for editor
ˈɛd ɪ təred·i·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
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)
editor program, editornoun
(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
Wiktionary
editornoun
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
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.
editornoun
A copy editor.
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.
editornoun
A person who edited a specific document.
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.
editornoun
A person at a newspaper or similar institution who edits stories and decides which ones to publish.
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.
editornoun
A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
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.
editornoun
A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
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.
editornoun
Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Editornoun
one who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication
Etymology: [L., that which produces, from edere to publish: cf. F. diteur.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Contribution
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of editor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of editor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of editor in a Sentence
Critics are by no means the end of the law. Do not think all is over with you because you articles are rejected. It may be that the editor has his drawer full, or that he does not know enough to appreciate you, or you have not gained a reputation, or he is not in a mood to be pleased. A critic's judgment is like that of any intelligent person. If he has experience, he is capable of judging whether a book will sell. That is all.
Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli:
Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli defended the scathing editorial on Sunday. Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli said in an interview with CBSFace The Nation that Trumps support of causes important to the evangelical community can no longer excuse Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli actions in other areas and said Timothy Dalrymple is morally unfit to occupy the Oval Office. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I am making a moral judgment that Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli is morally unfitor, even more precisely, its Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli public morality that makes Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli unfit.
Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it.
He types his labored column -- weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.
No statements about the case during interviews on TV, on the radio, with print reporters or on internet-based media. No press releases or press conferences. No blogs or letters to the editor. No posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or any other form of social media, you apparently need clear boundaries, so there they are.
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- محررArabic
- мөхәррирBashkir
- редакторBulgarian
- editor, redaktor, střihačCzech
- Texteditor, Editor, Redakteurin, RedakteurGerman
- επιμελητής, συντάκτηςGreek
- redaktisto, redaktoroEsperanto
- montador, redactora, redactor, montadora, director, editor, directoraSpanish
- ویرایشگر, تدوینگر, ویراستارPersian
- editor, päätoimittaja, editori, muokkaaja, toimittajaFinnish
- éditeur, monteur, monteuse, rédacteurFrench
- eagarthóirIrish
- neach-deasachaidh, deasaicheScottish Gaelic
- עורךHebrew
- szerkesztőHungarian
- ritill, textaritillIcelandic
- editor, giuntatrice, redattoreItalian
- 編集者Japanese
- 편집인, 편자Korean
- penyunting, editor, pengeditMalay
- krantenredacteur, tekstverwerker, editor, redacteurDutch
- editor, redaktørNorwegian
- edytor tekstu, redaktor, edytor, montażysta, montażystkaPolish
- editora, editor, jornalistaPortuguese
- monteuză, editor, editor de textRomanian
- редакторRussian
- redaktör, texteditor, redigerareSwedish
- mhaririSwahili
- ஆசிரியர்Tamil
- editörTurkish
- 编辑Chinese
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