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editor
- /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/ Canada, US
- [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.tɚ] Canada, US, formal
- [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.ɾɚ] Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
noun editors · ed. · edit. · Ed. · editour
- A person who edits or makes changes to documents. Eight days after Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate, the Criticism section on Walz’s Wikipedia article was removed in its entirety. (The removal was made by an editor with administrator status who is in the top 100 list of editors by number of edits.)
- A copy editor.
- A person who edited a specific document. John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
- A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish. John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
- A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film or audio tape etc.
- A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files. This editor won't open JPG files. I need a graphics editor.
- Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: editor program, publication, editor-in-chief, editorial, reviewer, edition, editing, journalist, publishing, edit, columnist, publisher, reporter, reporting, reader, newsman
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noun person who edits
| Español | editor, editora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편집인 pyeonjibin, 편자 pyeonja |
| 日本語 | 編集者 henshūsha |
| 中文 | 編輯 /编辑 biānjí |
| Kiswahili | mhariri |
| Português | editor, editora |
| Français | rédacteur |
| Deutsch | Herausgeber, Editor, Redakteur, Schriftleiter |
| Italiano | redattore |
| Ελληνικά | συντάκτης syntáktis |
| Română | editor, editoare, redactor, redactoare |
| Русский | реда́ктор redáktor, редакторка redaktorka |
| العربية | مُحَرِّر muḥarrir |
| עברית | עוֹרֵךְ orékh |
noun person who edited a specific document
| Kiswahili | mhariri |
|---|---|
| Português | editor |
| Français | lecteur-correcteur, correcteur, réviseur |
| Italiano | curatore |
| Ελληνικά | επιμελητής epimelitís |
| Română | editor, editoare |
| العربية | مُحَرِّر muḥarrir |
noun newspaper editor
| Español | director, directora, redactor, redactora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편집자 pyeonjipja |
| 日本語 | 編集者 henshūsha |
| 中文 | 編輯 /编辑 biānjí |
| हिन्दी | संपादक sampādak, एडिटर eḍiṭar |
| Kiswahili | mhariri |
| Português | jornalista |
| Français | éditeur, éditrice |
| Deutsch | Redakteur, Redakteurin |
| Italiano | curatore, curatrice, redattore, redattrice |
| Ελληνικά | συντάκτης syntáktis |
| Română | editor, redactor |
| Русский | реда́ктор redáktor |
| Tiếng Việt | biên tập viên |
| العربية | مُحَرِّر muḥarrir, مُحَرِّرَة muḥarrira |
noun machine for editing film
| Español | montador, montadora |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mhariri |
| Français | monteuse |
| Italiano | giuntatrice |
| Română | monteză, montator |
noun program for modifying text files
| Español | editor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편집기 pyeonjipgi, 에디터 editeo |
| 日本語 | エディタ edita, 編集機 henshūki |
| 中文 | 編輯器 /编辑器 biānjíqì |
| हिन्दी | संपादक sampādak, एडिटर eḍiṭar |
| Kiswahili | mhariri |
| Português | editor |
| Français | éditeur |
| Deutsch | Editor, Texteditor |
| Italiano | editore |
| Română | editor |
| Русский | реда́ктор redáktor |
| العربية | مُحَرِّر muḥarrir |
Talk about this word "editor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/editor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. editor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/editor "editor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/editor.Cite this
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title = {editor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/editor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
