editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

Examples of editor in chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sherman joined the network in January, alongside a raft of new contributors recruited by its new editor in chief, Bari Weiss. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Fairchild Media Group’s chief executive officer Amanda Smith and Jenny Fine, editor in chief of Beauty Inc and executive editor of beauty at WWD, cohosted and curated the guest list for the evening. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

There is palpable concern that Paramount CEO David Ellison will assign oversight of CNN to Bari Weiss, a digital entrepreneur and opinion writer installed last year as editor in chief of CBS News. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

According to our editor in chief, Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer has held up through live TV filming, in-office meetings, and dinner events—all in the same day—so, yes, it’s built for the long haul. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for editor in chief

• beef
• brief
• fief
• grief
• leaf
• lief
• reef
• reif
• seif
• sheaf
• thief
• belief