How to spell editor

Editor is spelled E-D-I-T-O-R. Edit + or: the person who edits ends -OR, like actor.

hear ited·i·tor/'ɛdɪtər/nounRules and real life

What it means: A person who corrects or prepares writing for publication.

In a sentence: The editor fixed the story for the newspaper.

Same family: edition, editorial, edited, editing, editor-in-chief. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Editor comes from the Latin word 'editor,' meaning ‘producer’ or ‘publisher,’ from 'edere' meaning ‘to put forth’ or ‘to bring out.’ The same root also gives us 'edition,' the version of a book or newspaper that an editor prepares for the public.

Try spelling it

You will hear the word and a sentence. Type it and press Enter. Then four more words from the same level, so you know where you stand.

Words like this

factor · elevator · governor · survivor · visitor · actor · quarter · doctor

Everyone has words they always get wrong. Spelling.School finds yours, shows you exactly why you miss them, and uses spaced repetition until you spell them right every time. Five minutes a day. Try five words without signing up.