editor

noun

Definition of editornext
1
as in columnist

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as in writer

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Recent Examples of editor David Hickey David Hickey is a platforms and social editor for NBC News. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026 The artisans team includes cinematographer Mike Eley and editor Valerio Bonelli. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026 Haber is a writer, editor and publishing strategist, and co-founder of the Ink Book Club on Substack. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Gruening, who trained as a doctor, spent his early career as a foreign-policy journalist, and was an editor at The Nation. — Literary Hub, 1 July 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
  • In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Most of the leading liberal intellectuals of the day—Lionel Trilling, George Orwell, Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, the columnist James Wechsler, and above all Reinhold Niebuhr—did too.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of columnist
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  • Rafael Peña is a travel journalist and writer whose work appears in Travel + Leisure, Cruise Critic, and The Miami Herald, a partnership with DETOUR.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Co-writer Barrett is the creator of Friday Beers and co-founder of Almost Friday Media, who, in 2020, formed the company’s original sketch comedy crew of Liam Cullagh, Angus, Chet Collins and Billy Langdon.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • But the staffer plans to mark the occasion in his own way at the airport.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Some sort of machine, monitored by a staffer, stands behind them.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of staffer
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  • The film is written by Heartstopper creator, executive producer and graphic novelist Alice Oseman.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Come Back is both self-portrait of the artist as a young gay Black man, and a nuanced homage to his mentor, the novelist and critic Elizabeth Hardwick.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • Bring a pen, a notebook, and your curiosity—you’ll be among friends.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Zverev, who won the French Open and is seeking back-to-back Grand Slam titles, uses an insulin pen when needed to jab the top of his thigh during changeovers on court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • Seuss Studios, for example, is a new imprint that allows diverse authors to pull unused Geisel illustrations and use them in new children’s books.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Comment Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 July 2026
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