editor

noun

ed·​i·​tor ˈe-də-tər 

1

: someone who edits especially as an occupation

2

: a device used in editing film or magnetic tape

3

: a computer program that permits the user to create or modify data (such as text or graphics) especially on a display screen

editorship

ˈe-də-tər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of editor in a Sentence

the editor of the city paper

working as a film editor

Recent Examples on the Web

Rea Irvin, the magazine’s first art editor, is best known for creating Eustace Tilley, the monocled dandy whose upturned nose has graced our pages for a hundred years. —Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025

Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team of in-house writers and editors, as well as contributors, along with special consideration from dermatologists. —Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 Nov. 2025

Cathy Kuhlmeier, one of the student editors, decided to fight back, arguing that the principal’s decision met conditions for restraint of the press. —Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025

The director was Tom Barbor-Might, executive producers were Arif Nurmohamed, Peter Lovering, Tom Watt-Smith, and series editor Greg Vince. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing editor

• city editor
• co-editor
• copy editor
• editor in chief
• managing editor

Rhymes for editor

• creditor
• predator
• coeditor

Kids Definition

editor

noun

ed·​i·​tor ˈed-ət-ər 

1

: a person who edits especially as an occupation

2

: a computer program that permits the user to create or change data (as text or graphics) in a computer system

editorship

-ˌship 

noun