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Added 9 October 2026

editor

/ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ noun

In Latin: editor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about editor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).

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