editor: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with E · ends with R
Meaning of editor
noun
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
A copy editor.
A person who edited a specific document.
Example: John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
Example: John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
Listed forms: editors, editour.
Source: Wiktionary — editor.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for editor.
noun
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
- editor in chief
noun
(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
- editor program
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is editor in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of editor
E(1) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of editor
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from editor
66 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in editor. Showing up to 24, longest first.