1. a person who prepares written material for publication by correcting, revising, or adapting it
2. a person who is in charge of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication
3. a computer program used for creating and modifying text or other data
Usage: computing

Examples

• The editor reviewed the manuscript before it went to print.
• She works as an editor for a major publishing house.
• The newspaper editor decided which stories would appear on the front page.
• He became the editor of the school magazine in his senior year.
• I used a text editor to write the computer code.
• The photo editor enhanced the images for the article.
• The editor suggested several changes to improve the essay.