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 (such as text or graphics) especially on a display screen
Examples of editor in a Sentence
the editor of the city paper
working as a film editor
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all of Everett’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
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Submit your letter to the editor.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Chloe's new role is especially ironic for the mother-daughter duo, given that Bergen played Vogue's editor-in-chief in HBO's Sex and the City.
—Jessica Booth, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all of Everett’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Submit your letter to the editor.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Chloe's new role is especially ironic for the mother-daughter duo, given that Bergen played Vogue's editor-in-chief in HBO's Sex and the City.
—Jessica Booth, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for editor
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“Editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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