editor

noun

Definition of editornext
1
as in columnist

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as in writer

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Recent Examples of editor O’Connell stars as The Sun newspaper editor Larry Lamb, with Pearce as Rupert Murdoch. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Best Reading Lamp Joon Loloi’s Anwar floor lamp has quickly become senior shopping editor Nashia Baker’s trusty reading sidekick. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 About the editor Alora is a home services editor with more than a decade of service journalism experience. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Pointedly, none were discovered according to an agent’s discriminating taste or molded by an editor into a font of commercial storytelling. — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 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
  • Boyle introduced Foy to former newspaper editor and columnist Eve Pollard (who happens to be the mother of The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman).
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Anaheim’s long nightmare is over, writes columnist Gustavo Arellano.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of columnist
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  • The three writers attempted to balance overall talent with building a sensible basketball team.
    — Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In particular, actors should look for opportunities to work with experienced directors, producers, writers and performers who understand the demands of the business.
    — E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • Turning Point Action wants at least one staffer in each of Iowa’s 99 counties to mobilize the conservative grassroots.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Or, as former Eagles analytics staffer Ryan Paganetti explained on social media yesterday, the video boards in front of kickers.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Growing up in the foothills of eastern Kentucky as a compulsive reader and full-time hillbilly, I was instinctively attracted, like most literary-minded country folk, to the work of essayist, novelist, and poet, Wendell Berry.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • But that all changed last week at the stroke of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pen.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Complete your routine with Performance Whitening Toothpaste or keep a whitening pen handy for easy touch-ups on the go.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rose, an Atlanta chef, cookbook author and television personality, isn’t relying on the barbecue sauce to do all the work.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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