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editor

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. editor (noun)
  2. editor in chief (noun)
  3. art director (noun)
  4. city editor (noun)
  5. copy editor (noun)
  6. general editor (noun)
  7. managing editor (noun)
  8. night editor (noun)
  9. script editor (noun)
  10. sporting editor (noun)
  11. sports editor (noun)
  12. telegraph editor (noun)

ed·i·tor

noun \ˈe-də-tər\

Definition of EDITOR

1
: someone who edits especially as an occupation
2
: a device used in editing motion-picture film or magnetic tape
3
: a computer program that permits the user to create or modify data (as text or graphics) especially on a display screen
— ed·i·tor·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Examples of EDITOR

  1. the editor of the city paper
  2. working as a film editor

First Known Use of EDITOR

1649

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with EDITOR

predator

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