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REDACTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
Synonyms:
redact; redactor; reviser; rewrite man; rewriter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("redactor" is a kind of...):
editor; editor in chief (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))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redactor"):
abbreviator; abridger (one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work)
Derivation:
redact (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting)