plural editors
1
: a person whose job is to edit something
the editor of the city paper
working as a film editor
the fiction editor of a magazine [=the person who decides what fiction pieces get published]
2
: a computer program that is used to create and make changes to data (such as words or pictures)
a text editor
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“Editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/editor. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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