noun · neutral
editor
UK/ˈɛdɪtə/US/ˈɛdɪtər/ED·i·tor
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a person who prepares, revises, and decides what content to publish in a newspaper, magazine, or book
Examples
“The editor cut several paragraphs to meet the word limit.”
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Band 8 sentence
“The editor-in-chief rejected the article until the facts were verified by two independent sources.”
Collocations
- editor-in-chief
- copy editor
- edit an article
Word family
edit verbeditor nouneditorial noun/adjective
Common mistakes
He is the editor who writes all the articles.→He is the editor who assigns and revises articles.
I will edit the newspaper tomorrow.→I will be the editor for tomorrow's edition.
Say it for a higher band
5person who edits→6editor-in-charge→7+editor
Synonyms
sub-editor
Easily confused
publisher
“The publisher decided on the print run after the editor approved the final manuscript.”
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