EDITOR Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

editor

noun

Definition of editor

as in columnist

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as in writer

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Recent Examples of editor New assistants, agents and editor plug-ins ship every month aimed squarely at engineers, who are bombarded with ads and news about each release. — Rob Black, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Remember each daily Spelling Bee word list is curated by an editor and doesn’t include every possible solution. — New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2026 Variety’s executive editor of film, Matt Donnelly, and senior entertainment writer, Angelique Jackson, led a series of conversations at the invite-only event, which explored how innovation is shaping the art and craft of filmmaking. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 What The Times’ Daniel Hernandez learned dining at fancy restaurants as Food editor. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for editor

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Noun

Newsom also credits Ezra Klein, the New York Times columnist, for pressuring him during a podcast conversation and in his 2025 book, Abundance, to dig into the environmental laws that block infrastructure and housing.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Today’s guest columnist is Chris Koras, partner and head of sports at Working Capital Partners.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of columnist

Noun

There’s an irony in this prominent liberal writer’s lack of interest in actual politics — in any kind of collective solidarity that might extend beyond the county line.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Nancy Slonim Aronie, a writer and artist friend on the Vineyard, had a more alarming experience after she was rushed to a hospital in Boston in January for open heart surgery.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of writer

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His stay ended nine months later, his parents said, when a staffer sat on Christian roughly to restrain him, injuring his hip and sending him to the hospital for surgery.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Rachel Michelson, a UX designer who has been a staffer at MPHC since 2023, attributes the tight quarters to bringing people together.

— Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of staffer

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Johnson plays Lowen Ashleigh, a down-on-her-luck ghost writer hired to complete a bestselling thriller series for the novelist Verity Crawford (Hathaway) after she is rendered comatose in an accident.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
The tools of a novelist are totally different than the tools of a dramatist.

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of novelist

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Nail Polish Pens Create your own nail art or tackle quick touch ups with precision polish pens that dry in about 60 seconds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Investigators obtained phone metadata through a pen register, a surveillance tool that records information such as numbers contacted and the timing of calls, rather than the contents of conversations.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pen

Noun

That figure is the first half of the show’s title, the activist, author, and playwright Larry Kramer, who co-founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP and was instrumental in bringing the AIDS crisis to public attention.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Steinbeck’s novel is largely centered around the Hamiltons (who emigrate from Ireland to the author’s beloved Salinas Valley) and the Trasks (who move to California from the East Coast).

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

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