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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ed·i·tor /ˈedɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun [countable]  1 TCNthe person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of a newspaper or magazine, and decides what should be included in it 〔报纸、杂志的〕主编,编辑editor of the editor of the Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯报》的主编economics/sports/political etc editor 经济/体育/政治等栏目的编辑2. TCAMsomeone who prepares a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes 〔书稿的〕编辑3 someone who chooses what to include in a book on a particular subject 〔书籍的〕编者 the editor of a book of essays on modern poetry 现代诗歌论文集的编者4 someone who prepares a film, television programme, or sound recording for broadcasting by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes 〔电影、电视节目或录音的〕编辑,剪辑者 a TV script editor 电视剧本编辑5 someone who reports on a particular subject for a radio or television news programme 〔电台或电视台的〕记者,通讯员 correspondent Here is John Simmonds, our Diplomatic Editor, with the latest news. 现在由我们的外交记者约翰·西蒙兹报道最新消息。6. technical a computer program that allows you to make changes to saved information 编辑程序 copy editor, sub-editor
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editorNormally, the inconsistency wouldn't matter, but it might now that she's assistant editor.As the chic, glamourous aviation editor, Amelia, of course, was limited to writing about flying.Berendt, a magazine editor and columnist (he was once editor of NewYork magazine), first visited Savannah in 1982.Pilger himself would remain editor in chief as agreed.Cyril Causeley, Walter Machin's editor at Jackson's, was hospitality itself.The business managers or the section editors?Others give a complete breakdown of specialist editors and correspondents.Arch Ward became sports editor of the Chicago Tribune.He has been a reporter, Washington correspondent, system editor, state editor and Baltimore County bureau chief.He could have called the editor of the opinion page.Cummings is the editor of a local newspaper.economics/sports/political etc editorIt was not scheduled or given an elaborate countdown and fanfare. Sports editors hated it.Look at that sports editor over there - he's had four marriages and as many heart attacks.They are the political editors and senior correspondents of most of our television stations and national and regional newspapers.
From Longman Business Dictionaryeditored‧i‧tor /ˈedətə-ər/ noun [countable]1JOBthe person who has responsibility for deciding what should be included in a newspaper or magazineLawson had seen many financial scandals when working as a City Editor.the foreign editor of the New York Herald Tribunethe Deputy Editor of the Arab Observer2JOBa person who prepares a book for printing or a film for broadcasting by checking it and making changes to improve itShe is an editor for a small publisher in Oxford.3COMPUTING a computer program that allows you to make changes to a piece of writing. An editor only allows you to change the writing in a document, not the way in which the writing will appear on the page when it is printed outOrigin editor (1600-1700) Late Latin producer (of books), from Latin editus; → EDITION
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editor
editor W2 AC /ˈedətə, ˈedɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: edit, editor, edition, editorial, editorialize, editorship; verb: edit; adverb: editorially; adjective: editorial
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Late Latin
 Origin: 'producer (of books)', from Latin editus; edition
1. the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of a newspaper or magazine, and decides what should be included in it
    editor of
    the editor of the Daily Telegraph
    economics/sports/political etc editor
2. someone who prepares a book or article for printing by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes
3. someone who chooses what to include in a book on a particular subject:
    the editor of a book of essays on modern poetry
4. someone who prepares a film, television programme, or sound recording for broadcasting by deciding what to include and checking for any mistakes:
    a TV script editor
5. someone who reports on a particular subject for a radio or television news programme ⇨ correspondent:
    Here is John Simmonds, our Diplomatic Editor, with the latest news.
6. technical a computer program that allows you to make changes to saved information
copy editor, sub-editor


🔑 edi·tor AW BrE /ˈedɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈedɪtər/ 🔊 noun🔑 a person who is in charge of a newspaper, magazine, etc., or part of one, and who decides what should be included (报纸、杂志等的)主编,编辑the editor of 'The Washington Post'《华盛顿邮报》的主编the sports/financial/fashion, etc. editor 体育、财经、时尚等编辑

censorship, correspondent, coverage, editor, exclusive, journalist, news agency, newspaper, report, stringer

🔑 a person who prepares a book to be published, for example by checking and correcting the text, making improvements, etc. (书籍的)编辑,校订者,审校者   see also copy editor, subeditor

biography, blockbuster, book, character, editor, narrator, novel, plot, publish, title

a person who prepares a film/movie, radio or television programme for being shown or broadcast by deciding what to include, and what order it should be in (影片、广播或电视节目的)剪辑员,剪接师a person who works as a journalist for radio or television reporting on a particular area of news (广播或电视新闻报道的)记者,编辑our economics editor本台经济新闻的记者a person who chooses texts written by one or by several writers and prepares them to be published in a book (书籍的)编者She's the editor of a new collection of ghost stories. 她编了一部新版鬼故事集。🔊🔊(computing 计算机) a program that allows you to change stored text or data 编辑程序
edit·or·ship BrE /ˈedɪtəʃɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈedɪtərʃɪp/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the editorship of 'The Times'《泰晤士报》的编辑工作