editor

noun

Definition of editornext
1
as in columnist

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as in writer

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Recent Examples of editor In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Lena is anchored, however, by her relationship with Yana Kuchina, a former editor of a Moscow publishing house who writes openly about living with cerebral palsy. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 Four different Breville espresso machines are on sale, some hundreds of dollars off, as is Fellow's lineup of brewing equipment, which includes senior editor Noah Kaufman's top picks in three different categories. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 The reporter independently reported and verified the factual claims in this article, and a human editor reviewed it before publication. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for editor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editor
  1. columnist
  2. writer
  3. staffer
  4. novelist
  5. pen
  6. author
Noun
  • Times columnists Gustavo Arellano, Steve Lopez and Lorraine Ali are chatting about Tuesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate between Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For the past couple of months, the Editorial Board and a veritable horde of guest columnists have been fixated on the mayor and his stance on Israel.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of columnist
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by staff writers of The Associated Press and Constant Méheut of The New York Times.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • One of Bilton and Weiss’s signature new on-air hires is the conservative writer Ross Douthat, formerly an opinion columnist for the Times.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • Our staffer’s been enjoying back pocket recipes lately—with the first one inspired by Richard Olney, the Iowan painter, food writer, and Parisian ex-pat.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2019, a college student at Salisbury University was charged with illegally streaming a meeting with a congressional staffer for Harris.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Yet Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare – senior Tory politician, former athlete, bestselling novelist and bon viveur – simply sailed on.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly fifty years later, Impromptu (1991) retold the story as wry, knowing rom-com, this time with Judy Davis as the capering novelist and Hugh Grant as the winsome composer.
    — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • This tactical pen includes a powerful little flashlight, a strong glass-breaking tip, a blade, a graphite pen, and a magnetic screwdriver with room to hold three bits.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But Safdie kept adding more films, and then still more, in block letters using pens of different colors.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • This realization has helped lead to the creation of a bench with life-size statues of 19th century author Robert Louis Stevenson, his wife Fanny Stevenson and their Irish setter cocker spaniel ChuChu.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The author argued that the unrest reflected deeper failures by France’s political establishment.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
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