editors

noun

plural of editor
as in columnists

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Recent Examples of editors The publication’s top editors are jockeying for the editor-in-chief role, a powerful position at a magazine where the writers, rather than the business side, traditionally control the direction of the enterprise. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for editors
  1. columnists
  2. commentators
  3. photojournalists
Noun
  • After the birth of the star system in Hollywood, Parsons and Hopper rose to prominence as gossip columnists who could make and break careers, and choose to keep or expose celebrities’ secrets.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of columnists
Noun
  • The viral allegations—originating from fringe French commentators and later amplified by conservative commentator Candace Owens, claiming Macron’s real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is, in fact, Macron’s brother.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of commentators
Noun
  • While the trainers are often local photojournalists, being a photojournalist alone doesn’t make someone a trainer.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of photojournalists

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