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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Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Jim Antle, the magazine executive editor, brings to life the pages of the Washington Examiner magazine in the show Inside Scoop.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Every credit card review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.
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Their work was supplemented by an internal staff of 55 deputy editor physicians, and external editors who are typically faculty professors at universities.
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Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Jim Antle, the magazine executive editor, brings to life the pages of the Washington Examiner magazine in the show Inside Scoop.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Every credit card review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of credit card products.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Their work was supplemented by an internal staff of 55 deputy editor physicians, and external editors who are typically faculty professors at universities.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for editor
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“Editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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