editor
[ˈɛɾ.ɪ.ɾɚ]
UK: /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/
Ɛɾ · ɪ · ɾɚ (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
Example Sentences
- "Eight days after Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate, the Criticism section on Walz’s Wikipedia article was removed in its entirety. (The removal was made by an editor with administrator status who is in the top 100 list of editors by number of edits.)"
- "John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson."
- "John is the city editor at the Daily Times."
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