a person who selects, revises, and decides what will appear in a newspaper, magazine, book, or online publication
The editor rewrote the headline to make it clearer for readers.
After months of work, the editor sent the author a final proof of the novel.
✦ From Latin ‘ēditor’ meaning ‘producer, publisher’, derived from ‘ēdere’ “to bring forth, publish”.
a computer program used to create and change text, images, or code
He wrote the website using a simple text editor.
The photo editor lets you crop and adjust colors with one click.
✦ Sense extended from ‘person who edits’ to ‘tool that performs editing’ in computing jargon of the 1960s.
a person who selects and joins together recorded video or audio to create a finished film, show, or song
The film’s editor spent weeks cutting the scenes into a smooth story.
After recording the podcast, the audio editor removed background noise.
✦ Adopted in early 20th-century film industry from earlier publishing sense, referring to cutting and splicing film.
a short newspaper article expressing the opinion of the newspaper's editors or owner on a particular subject.
The editorial argued strongly against the proposed tax increase.
She wrote a powerful editorial on environmental protection.
✦ From editor + -ial, from late Latin editorialis, from editor ("publisher"), from edo ("I give out, publish").
a person, company, or institution that is owed money by another person or organization
After losing his job, Mark struggled to pay his creditor on time.
The company arranged a meeting with its largest creditor to negotiate a new payment schedule.
✦ Late Middle English, from Old French crediteur, from Latin creditor, from credere ‘to trust, believe’.
