editor
English
Alternative forms
- ed., edit. (abbreviations)
- Ed. (titular abbreviation)
- editour (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor[1], from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American)
- (formal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɪ.tɚ/, [ˈɛˑ.ɾɪ.tɚ]
- (lax) IPA(key): [ˈɛˑ.ɾɪ.ɾɚ]
Audio (US) (file)
- Hyphenation: ed‧i‧tor[2]
Noun
editor (plural editors)
- A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
- A copy editor.
- A person who edited a specific document.
- John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
- A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
- John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
- A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
- (computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
- Hyponym: text editor
- The TPU EVE editor is an excellent, extensible, programmable editor.
- (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
Derived terms
- City editor
- commissioning editor
- copy editor
- edit
- editor-at-large
- editorial
- editorializing
- editor in chief
- exchange editor
- flatbed editor
- hex-editor
- hex editor
- input method editor
- letter to the editor
- linkage editor
- link editor
- makeup editor
- nonlinear editor
- photo editor
- preditor
- script editor
- stone editor
- story editor
- subeeditor
Translations
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References
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/editor
- “editor”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
- doiter, dotier, rioted, tie rod, tierod, triode
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ēditor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.diˈto/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.diˈtoɾ/
Noun
editor m (plural editors, feminine editora)
- editor
Further reading
- “editor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Noun
editor m
- editor (computer program)
Danish
Noun
editor c (singular definite editoren, plural indefinite editorer)
- editor
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | editor | editoren | editorer | editorerne |
genitive | editors | editorens | editorers | editorernes |
Further reading
- “editor” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English editor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛdɪtɔr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: edi‧tor
Noun
editor m (plural editors, diminutive editortje n)
- editor (computer program to edit text documents)
Indonesian
Etymology
From English editor, from Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛditɔr/
- Hyphenation: èdi‧tor
Noun
èditor (first-person possessive editorku, second-person possessive editormu, third-person possessive editornya)
- editor:
- a person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
- Synonyms: pengedit, penyunting, redaktur
- (computing) a program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
- a person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
Derived terms
- editor bahasa
- editor pengelola
- editor penyelia
Related terms
- edit
- editorial
Further reading
- “editor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology 1
From ēdō + -tor.
Noun
ēditor m (genitive ēditōris); third declension
- (Late Latin) editor, publisher
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ēditor | ēditōrēs |
Genitive | ēditōris | ēditōrum |
Dative | ēditōrī | ēditōribus |
Accusative | ēditōrem | ēditōrēs |
Ablative | ēditōre | ēditōribus |
Vocative | ēditor | ēditōrēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: editor
- Italian: editore
- Portuguese: editor
- Spanish: editor
Etymology 2
From edō (“I eat”).
Verb
editor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of edō
Etymology 3
From ēdō (“to give out”).
Verb
ēditor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of ēdō
References
- “editor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- editor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēditor.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈtoʁ/ [e.d͡ʒiˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈtoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈtoʁ/ [e.d͡ʒiˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.d͡ʒiˈtoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.diˈtoɾ/ [i.ðiˈtoɾ]
- Hyphenation: e‧di‧tor
Noun
editor m (plural editores, feminine editora, feminine plural editoras)
- editor (person who edits)
- publisher (person who publishes printed media)
Noun
editor m (plural editores)
- (computer software) editor (program for modifying files, especially text files)
Related terms
- editorar
- editoria
Related terms
- editar
- editora
- editorial
Romanian
Etymology
From French éditeur.
Noun
editor m (plural editori)
- editor
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) editor | editorul | (niște) editori | editorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) editor | editorului | (unor) editori | editorilor |
vocative | editorule | editorilor |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ēditor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ediˈtoɾ/ [e.ð̞iˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: e‧di‧tor
Noun
editor m (plural editores, feminine editora, feminine plural editoras)
- editor
Derived terms
- editor de texto
Related terms
- editar
Further reading
- “editor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014