How to say "editor" in Japanese

• 編者へんしゃCommon
  nounCovers an editor or compiler of a written work, such as a book or anthology. It emphasizes compiling and editing the text itself rather than working in publishing, so it is narrower than 編集者.
• 編集者へんしゅうしゃCommon
  nounThe usual word for an editor as a profession — someone who plans, selects, and prepares content for publication at a publishing company, magazine, or similar. This is the default choice for 'editor' in the occupational sense.
  この雑誌ざっしの編集者へんしゅうしゃ兼けん出版社しゅっぱんしゃが一部いちぶの読者どくしゃから批判ひはんされた。↗

  The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.
• エディターCommon
  nounA loanword matching 'editor' directly. It can be used much like 編集者 for people, and is also a natural choice where English 'editor' appears in technical contexts, such as software for editing text.

For a person who edits and prepares publications, 編集者 is the usual choice; 「エディター」 is a straightforward loanword equivalent, while 編者 points to an editor or compiler of a written work such as a book.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 編者へんしゃeditor
• 編集者へんしゅうしゃeditor (in publishing, etc.)
• 編纂者へんさんしゃeditor
• 撰者せんじゃauthor
• エディターeditor