1
: someone who edits especially as an occupation
2
: a device used in editing motion-picture film or magnetic tape
3
: a computer program that permits the user to create or modify data (such as text or graphics) especially on a display screen
Examples of editor in a Sentence
the editor of the city paper
working as a film editor
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Matt Schubert, sports editor: CU 28, Utah 13 The Utes are battered, bruised and beaten.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
These backpacks have been tested and approved by editors and travel bloggers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Ashley is 27, lives in Salt Lake City, and is OL’s associate gear editor.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Becca Stanek has worked as an editor and writer in the personal finance space since 2017.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
These backpacks have been tested and approved by editors and travel bloggers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Ashley is 27, lives in Salt Lake City, and is OL’s associate gear editor.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Becca Stanek has worked as an editor and writer in the personal finance space since 2017.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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