Meanings
nouneditor (plural editors)
plural editors · alternative abbreviation ed. · alternative abbreviation edit. · alternative Ed. · alternative obsolete rare editour
- A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
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.)
2024 August 29, Ashley Rindsberg, “How Wikipedia Launders Regime Propaganda”, in Pirate Wires, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2024 - A copy editor.
- A person who edited a specific document.
John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
- A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
- A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film or audio tape etc.
- broadcastingSomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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Broader
skilled workertrained worker
noun(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
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editor program
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
- Proto-Italic*didō
- Latindō
- Latinēdō
- Medieval Latinēditor
- Englisheditor
From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
More words from Medieval Latin, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُحَرِّر, مُحَرِّر
- مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir)person who edits
- مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir)person who edited a specific document
- مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir)newspaper editor
- مُحَرِّرَة (muḥarrira)newspaper editor
- مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir)program for modifying text files
Bengali সম্পাদক, সম্পাদক
- সম্পাদক (śompadok)newspaper editor
- সম্পাদক (śompadok)program for modifying text files
Bulgarian реда́ктор, реда́кторка
- реда́ктор (redáktor)person who edits
- реда́кторка (redáktorka)person who edits
- реда́ктор (redáktor)newspaper editor
- реда́кторка (redáktorka)newspaper editor
- реда́ктор (redáktor)program for modifying text files
- монтажи́ст (montažíst)someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Catalan editor, editora
- editorperson who edits
- editoraperson who edits
Chinese Mandarin 編輯 /编辑, 編輯 /编辑
- 編輯 /编辑 (biānjí)person who edits
- 編輯 /编辑 (biānjí)newspaper editor
- 編輯器 /编辑器 (biānjíqì)program for modifying text files
Czech redaktor, redaktorka
- redaktorperson who edits
- redaktorkaperson who edits
- redaktornewspaper editor
- redaktorkanewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
- střihačsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Danish redaktør, editor
- redaktørnewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
Dutch redacteur, redacteur
- redacteurperson who edits
- redacteurnewspaper editor
- krantenredacteurnewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
- tekstverwerkerprogram for modifying text files
Esperanto redaktoro, redaktisto
- redaktoroperson who edits
- redaktistoperson who edits
- muntistosomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Estonian toimetaja, redaktor
- toimetajanewspaper editor
- redaktorprogram for modifying text files
Finnish muokkaaja, editoija
- muokkaajaperson who edits
- editoijaperson who edited a specific document
- toimittajanewspaper editor
- päätoimittajanewspaper editor
- filmileikkurimachine for editing film
- editoriprogram for modifying text files
- leikkaajasomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- editoijasomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
French rédacteur, lecteur-correcteur
- rédacteurperson who edits
- lecteur-correcteurperson who edited a specific document
- correcteurperson who edited a specific document
- réviseurperson who edited a specific document
- éditeurnewspaper editor
- éditricenewspaper editor
- monteusemachine for editing film
- éditeurprogram for modifying text files
- monteursomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- monteusesomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
German Herausgeber, Editor
- Herausgeberperson who edits
- Editorperson who edits
- Redakteurperson who edits
- Schriftleiterperson who edits
- Redaktorperson who edits
- Redakteurnewspaper editor
- Redakteurinnewspaper editor
- Editorprogram for modifying text files
- Texteditorprogram for modifying text files
Greek συντάκτης, επιμελητής
- συντάκτης (syntáktis)person who edits
- επιμελητής (epimelitís)person who edited a specific document
- συντάκτης (syntáktis)newspaper editor
Hawaiian luna hoʻoponopono
- luna hoʻoponopononewspaper editor
Hebrew עוֹרֵךְ
- עוֹרֵךְ (orékh)person who edits
Hindi संपादक, एडिटर
- संपादक (sampādak)newspaper editor
- एडिटर (eḍiṭar)newspaper editor
- संपादक (sampādak)program for modifying text files
- एडिटर (eḍiṭar)program for modifying text files
Hungarian szerkesztő, szerkesztő
- szerkesztőperson who edits
- szerkesztőnewspaper editor
Icelandic ritstjóri, ritill
- ritstjórinewspaper editor
- ritillprogram for modifying text files
- textaritillprogram for modifying text files
Indonesian editor, pengedit
- editorperson who edits
- pengeditperson who edits
- penyuntingperson who edits
- editornewspaper editor
- penyuntingnewspaper editor
- editormachine for editing film
- editorprogram for modifying text files
- editorsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- pengeditsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- penyuntingsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Irish eagarthóir, eagarthóir
- eagarthóirperson who edits
- eagarthóirperson who edited a specific document
- eagarthóirnewspaper editor
- eagarthóirprogram for modifying text files
- eagarthóirsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Italian redattore, curatore
- redattoreperson who edits
- curatoreperson who edited a specific document
- curatorenewspaper editor
- curatricenewspaper editor
- redattorenewspaper editor
- redattricenewspaper editor
- giuntatricemachine for editing film
- editoreprogram for modifying text files
- montatoresomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Japanese 編集者, 編集者
- 編集者 (henshūsha)person who edits
- 編集者 (henshūsha)newspaper editor
- エディタ (edita)program for modifying text files
- 編集機 (henshūki)program for modifying text files
Korean 편집인, 편자
- 편집인 (pyeonjibin)person who edits
- 편자 (pyeonja)person who edits
- 편집자 (pyeonjipja)newspaper editor
- 편집기 (pyeonjipgi)program for modifying text files
- 에디터 (editeo)program for modifying text files
Latin editor
- editorperson who edits
Latvian redaktors, redaktors
- redaktorsnewspaper editor
- redaktorsprogram for modifying text files
Lithuanian redaktorius, rengyklė
- redaktoriusnewspaper editor
- rengyklėprogram for modifying text files
Malay penyunting, editor
- penyuntingperson who edits
- editorperson who edits
- pengeditperson who edits
- penyuntingperson who edited a specific document
- editorperson who edited a specific document
- pengeditperson who edited a specific document
- penyuntingnewspaper editor
- editornewspaper editor
- pengeditnewspaper editor
- penyuntingmachine for editing film
- editormachine for editing film
- pengeditmachine for editing film
Māori ētita, kaiētita
- ētitaperson who edits
- kaiētitaperson who edits
- kaitakatāperson who edits
- ringa takatāperson who edits
- pūwhakatikaprogram for modifying text files
Norwegian Bokmål redaktør, redaktør
- redaktørperson who edits
- redaktørnewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
Polish redaktor, redaktorka
- redaktorperson who edits
- redaktorkaperson who edits
- edytorperson who edits
- edytorkaperson who edits
- edytorperson who edited a specific document
- edytorkaperson who edited a specific document
- redaktornewspaper editor
- redaktorkanewspaper editor
- edytorprogram for modifying text files
- edytor tekstuprogram for modifying text files
- montażystasomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- montażystkasomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Portuguese editor, editora
- editorperson who edits
- editoraperson who edits
- editorperson who edited a specific document
- jornalistanewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
Romanian editor, editoare
- editorperson who edits
- editoareperson who edits
- redactorperson who edits
- redactoareperson who edits
- editorperson who edited a specific document
- editoareperson who edited a specific document
- editornewspaper editor
- redactornewspaper editor
- montezămachine for editing film
- montatormachine for editing film
- editorprogram for modifying text files
- montorsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Russian реда́ктор, редакторка
- реда́ктор (redáktor)person who edits
- редакторка (redaktorka)person who edits
- реда́ктор (redáktor)newspaper editor
- реда́ктор (redáktor)program for modifying text files
- монтажёр (montažór)someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Scottish Gaelic neach-deasachaidh, deasaiche
- neach-deasachaidhperson who edits
- deasaicheperson who edits
- deasaicheperson who edited a specific document
- neach-deasachaidhperson who edited a specific document
- deasaichenewspaper editor
- neach-deasachaidhnewspaper editor
Slovak redaktor, redaktorka
- redaktornewspaper editor
- redaktorkanewspaper editor
- editorprogram for modifying text files
Spanish editor, editora
- editorperson who edits
- editoraperson who edits
- directornewspaper editor
- directoranewspaper editor
- redactornewspaper editor
- redactoranewspaper editor
- montadormachine for editing film
- montadoramachine for editing film
- editorprogram for modifying text files
- montadorsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
- montadorasomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Swahili mhariri, mhariri
- mhaririperson who edits
- mhaririperson who edited a specific document
- mharirinewspaper editor
- mharirimachine for editing film
- mhaririprogram for modifying text files
- mharirisomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Swedish redaktör, redaktris
- redaktörperson who edits
- redaktrisperson who edits
- redaktörnewspaper editor
- redigerareprogram for modifying text files
- texteditorprogram for modifying text files
- editorprogram for modifying text files
Thai บรรณาธิการ
- บรรณาธิการ (ban-naa-tí-gaan)newspaper editor
Turkish muharrir, editör
- muharrirperson who edits
- editörnewspaper editor
- editörsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Ukrainian реда́ктор, реда́кторка
- реда́ктор (redáktor)person who edits
- реда́кторка (redáktorka)person who edits
- реда́ктор (redáktor)newspaper editor
- реда́кторка (redáktorka)newspaper editor
- реда́ктор (redáktor)program for modifying text files
Vietnamese biên tập viên, biên tập viên
- biên tập viênnewspaper editor
- biên tập viênsomeone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order
Yiddish רעדאַקטאָר, רעדאַקטאָרין
- רעדאַקטאָר (redaktor)person who edits
- רעדאַקטאָרין (redaktorin)person who edits
- רעדאַקטאָרשע (redaktorshe)person who edits
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
editor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editor
MLA
“editor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “editor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/editor.
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