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/ˈed.ɪ.tə/

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Translation

The person whose job is to check and correct texts, or to decide what goes in a newspaper, book, or film.

Word origin

From Latin editor, meaning one who puts forth, from edere - e (out) plus dare (to give).

Origin
Latin
Root
edere
English cognates
edit, edition

Examples

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An editor decides what stays in and what comes out.

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The editor of a newspaper is the person in charge of it.

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A letter to the editor is a reader letter printed in the paper.

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This word is part of lesson 60.