editor

noun

Definition of editornext
1
as in columnist

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2
as in writer

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Recent Examples of editor Fashion editor Ciarra Lorren Zatorski has a bout of FIFA fever. — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship for Poetry (2022) among other honors, McSweeney is also co-founder and co-editor of Action Books. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Ahead of the main nominations announcement, check out the final predictions for this year’s nominees, across 63 categories, from executive awards editor Scott Feinberg. — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 The artisans team includes cinematographer Mike Eley and editor Valerio Bonelli. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 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
  • Lisa Jarvis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering biotech, health care and the pharmaceutical industry.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • In fact, according to the gossip columnist, the decision was made to appease staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
Definition of columnist
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  • In addition, the finance writer said, homebuyers need to consider where a home is located.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Nick Kosmider, The Athletic staff writer, Denver Broncos Your browser does not support the video tag.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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  • Seven current employees and one former staffer have given money, including a $200,000 donation from research engineer Juan Felipe Cerón Uribe.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that the president placed the staffer on leave and that the person is complying with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    — Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
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  • The novel, per its synopsis, follows the son of a famed novelist, who leaves behind an unfinished manuscript after his death.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Neill plays an insurance investigator named John Trent, who visits a small town to find a missing horror novelist.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of novelist
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  • Having said his piece, Armand puts a pen and paper in Louis’s headless hand.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Also included are an ink pen reminiscent of Vaani’s notebook from the film and two character bookmarks depicting Krish and Vaani.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • Co-chair Emily Ladau, a disability rights activist, communications strategist and author, framed the committee's work around a phrase long used as a rallying cry in disability advocacy circles.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The authors evaluated decades of research on who is at highest risk of drowning and what interventions have been shown to save lives.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
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