editor
editor Lexical Profile
editor Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who prepares written, audio, or video material for publication or broadcast by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.
"The manuscript was returned with helpful notes from the copy editor."
A person who is in charge of and determines the final content and policy of a newspaper, magazine, or multi-author book.
"She was recently appointed as the chief editor of the university literary journal."
A computer software program that enables the user to create and modify text, code, audio, or digital images.
"Most programmers prefer a lightweight text editor with syntax highlighting for writing code."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Latin editor ('one who brings forth or publishes'), derived from the verb edere ('to put out, exhibit, or publish'). Interestingly, the English verb 'edit' was formed later in the late 18th century as a back-formation from 'editor'.