Dendril
    Dendril Roots
      editor
      noun
      A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
      A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
      A copy editor.
      (computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
      (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
      A person who edited a specific document.
      A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
      Roots
      dodit- · Latin · give, put
      Synonyms for editor
      subeditornnewspapermanneditorialistncolumnistncopyreadernpublishernjournalistnreporterncorrespondentnnewspaperwomannwriternreviewernnewsmannpressmann
      Words related to editor
      editresseditorshipneditorialadjsubeditveditorializationneditoriallyadveditingnbylinernexpurgatornmagazinensportswriternbylinencopyeditorjournonewspaperngazetteneditsvnewsmagazineproofreadernjournalncompositorndiaristnanthologistnnewsroomnphotojournalistnpublishingn

      Synonyms & related words for editor

      Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of editor — including subeditor, newspaperman, editorialist, columnist, copyreader, publisher. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

      Words related to editor

      Explore words related to editor — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include editress, editorship, editorial, subedit, editorialization, editorially, editing, byliner. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

      Synonyms for editor

      Common synonyms for editor include subeditor, newspaperman, editorialist, columnist, copyreader, publisher, journalist, reporter — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

      Where does editor come from?

      The word editor breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root dit-, from Latin do (“give, put”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

      © 2026 Dendril · Credits Explore roots