editor

The word “editor” has 3 syllables: ed-i-tor

It's pronounced as /ˈɛdɪtər/


What is synonym and antonym for editor?

In the thesaurus, “editor” has 70 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for editor along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for editor

  • anchor
  • anchorman
  • anchorperson
  • anchorwoman
  • announcer
  • auteur
  • author
  • autobiographer
  • belle-lettrist
  • belletrist
  • biographer
  • blue-penciler
  • broadcaster
  • byliner
  • coauthor
  • columnist
  • commentator
  • copyholder
  • copyreader
  • correspondent
  • coscenarist
  • cowriter
  • definer
  • deskman
  • fabulist
  • fictioneer
  • fictionist
  • ghostwriter
  • hack
  • hagiographer
  • hatchet man
  • intelligencer
  • journalist
  • lexicographer
  • linguist
  • litterateur
  • memoirist
  • memorialist
  • muckraker
  • newscaster
  • newshound
  • newsman
  • newspaperman
  • newspaperwoman
  • newsperson
  • newswoman
  • novelist
  • pen
  • penman
  • photojournalist
  • police reporter
  • pressman
  • proofreader
  • reporter
  • reviser
  • rewrite man
  • rewrite woman
  • rewriter
  • romancer
  • scribbler
  • scribe
  • scrivener
  • sportswriter
  • staffer
  • storyteller
  • stringer
  • stylist
  • wordmonger
  • wordsmith
  • writer

Antonyms for editor

  • nonauthor

Meanings of editor

  • noun
    1. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
    2. A copy editor.
    3. A person who edited a specific document.
    4. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
    5. A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film.
    6. (computer software) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
    7. Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.

Example Sentences

  • As the editor of the magazine, she oversees the selection of articles and layout design.
  • The editor reviewed the manuscript and provided valuable feedback to the author.
  • Our team is fortunate to have an experienced editor who ensures our content meets high standards.
  • The editor made several revisions to the draft to improve clarity and coherence.
  • The role of an editor involves not only correcting grammar but also shaping the overall narrative of a piece.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to editor, such as: anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman, announcer, auteur, author.

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Related Words

journalist

  • anchor
  • anchorman
  • anchorperson
  • anchorwoman
  • announcer
  • broadcaster
  • byliner
  • columnist
  • commentator
  • contributor
  • copyreader
  • correspondent
  • cub
  • editor
  • hack
  • intelligencer
  • media person
  • muckraker
  • newscaster
  • newshound
  • newsman
  • newspaper person
  • newspaperman
  • newspaperwoman
  • newsperson
  • newswoman
  • pencil pusher
  • photojournalist
  • police reporter
  • press
  • pressman
  • publicist
  • reporter
  • scribe
  • scrivener
  • sportswriter
  • staffer
  • stringer
  • television commentator
  • writer

journalists

  • anchormen
  • anchorpeople
  • anchorpersons
  • anchors
  • anchorwomen
  • announcers
  • broadcast journalism
  • broadcasters
  • byliners
  • columnists
  • commentators
  • copyreaders
  • correspondents
  • editors
  • electronic journalism
  • intelligencers
  • journalism
  • muckrakers
  • news media
  • newscasters
  • newshounds
  • newsmen
  • newspapermen
  • newspaperwomen
  • newspeople
  • newswomen
  • photojournalists
  • police reporters
  • press
  • press corps
  • pressmen
  • print journalism
  • public press
  • public print
  • reporters
  • sportswriters
  • staffers
  • stringers

obiter dictum

  • advice
  • analysis
  • animadversion
  • annotation
  • aside
  • backtalk
  • belief
  • buzz
  • comeback
  • comment
  • commentary
  • conviction
  • crack
  • criticism
  • dictum
  • discussion
  • editorial
  • elucidation
  • exposition
  • eye
  • feeling
  • footnote
  • gloss
  • hearsay
  • illustration
  • input
  • judgement
  • judgment
  • mention
  • mind
  • mouthful
  • note
  • notion
  • obiter
  • observation
  • opinion
  • persuasion
  • reflection
  • remark
  • report
  • review
  • sentiment
  • verdict
  • view
  • wisecrack

observe

  • abide by
  • adhere
  • adopt
  • allow
  • animadvert
  • articulate
  • attend
  • beam
  • behold
  • bird-dog
  • bless
  • catch
  • celebrate
  • commemorate
  • comment
  • commentate
  • comply
  • comply with
  • conform
  • conjecture
  • consecrate
  • consider
  • contemplate
  • daresay
  • declare
  • dedicate
  • descry
  • detect
  • dig
  • discern
  • discover
  • distinguish
  • eagle-eye
  • editorialize
  • espy
  • examine
  • express
  • eye
  • eyeball
  • fall in with
  • fete
  • flash
  • follow
  • fulfill
  • gape
  • gawk
  • gaze
  • get a load of
  • get an eyeful of
  • glance
  • glare
  • glimpse
  • goggle
  • guard
  • guess
  • hear
  • heed
  • hold
  • honor
  • identify
  • inspect
  • keep
  • keep an eye on
  • keep to
  • lamp
  • laud
  • lay eyes on
  • look
  • look at
  • look on
  • make out
  • mark
  • memorialize
  • mention
  • mind
  • monitor
  • mouth off
  • mull
  • note
  • notice
  • obey
  • opine
  • pay attention to
  • peek
  • peep
  • peer
  • perceive
  • perform
  • pick out
  • pick up
  • pick up on
  • ponder
  • praise
  • read
  • recognize
  • reflect
  • regard
  • remark
  • remember
  • respect
  • revere
  • reverence
  • rubberneck
  • sanctify
  • say
  • scan
  • scrutinize
  • see
  • set eyes on
  • sight
  • solemnize
  • speak
  • speculate
  • spot
  • spy
  • stare
  • state
  • study
  • suppose
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  • survey
  • take
  • take in
  • talk
  • tell
  • utter
  • venerate
  • verbalize
  • view
  • vocalize
  • wake
  • ward
  • watch
  • weigh
  • weigh in
  • wisecrack
  • witness

observed

  • abided by
  • allowed
  • articulated
  • ascertained
  • attended
  • beheld
  • bird-dogged
  • blessed
  • blest
  • caught
  • celebrated
  • checked
  • commemorated
  • commentated
  • commented
  • conjectured
  • consecrated
  • considered
  • contemplated
  • daresaid
  • descried
  • detected
  • discerned
  • discovered
  • distinguished
  • editorialized
  • espied
  • esteemed
  • examined
  • expressed
  • eyed
  • fell in with
  • feted
  • followed
  • found
  • gaped
  • gawked
  • gazed
  • glanced
  • glared
  • glimpsed
  • goggled
  • got a load of
  • guarded
  • guessed
  • heard
  • heeded
  • honored
  • identified
  • inspected
  • kept
  • kept to
  • laid eyes on
  • lauded
  • looked
  • looked at
  • looked on
  • made out
  • marked
  • memorialized
  • minded
  • monitored
  • mulled
  • noted
  • noticed
  • obeyed
  • opined
  • peeked
  • peeped
  • peered
  • perceived
  • picked out
  • picked up
  • pondered
  • praised
  • preserved
  • realized
  • recalled
  • recognized
  • reflected
  • regarded
  • remarked
  • remembered
  • respected
  • revealed
  • reverenced
  • rubbernecked
  • said
  • sanctified
  • saw
  • scanned
  • scrutinized
  • seen
  • set eyes on
  • sighted
  • solemnized
  • speculated
  • spied
  • spoke
  • spotted
  • stared
  • stated
  • studied
  • supposed
  • surmised
  • surveyed
  • talked
  • told
  • took
  • uttered
  • venerated
  • verbalized
  • viewed
  • vocalized
  • waked
  • warded
  • watched
  • weighed
  • weighed in
  • witnessed
  • woke
  • worshiped

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