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Webster 1913 Edition


Editor

Ed′i-tor

,
Noun.
[L., that which produces, from
edere
to publish: cf. F.
éditeur
.]
One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication.

Webster 1828 Edition


Editor

ED'ITOR

,
Noun.
[L. from edo, to publish.] A publisher; particularly, a person who superintends an impression of a book; the person who revises, corrects and prepares a book for publication; as Erasmus, Scaliger, &c.
1.
One who superintends the publication of a newspaper.