編集者|へんしゅうしゃhenshuusha

Common
Definitions
  1. nouneditor (in publishing, etc.)
    The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym編者へんしゃNeutralThe person who compiled a particular book, such as a dictionary or anthology; 「編集者」 usually means the editor's profession at a publishing house.
  • SynonymエディターNeutralA loanword meaning editor, also used in job titles and for text-editing software; 「編集者」 is the ordinary term.
  • Synonym編集人WrittenWritten/formal: found mainly on the colophon of newspapers and magazines for the person responsible for editing; 「編集者」 is the general job title.

Default to 「編集者」 for the publishing editor's job; use 「編者」 for the compiler of a book, 「エディター」 for fashion-magazine editors or editing software, and 「編集人」 on the colophon.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 新聞しんぶんや雑誌ざっし、書籍しょせきなどを編集へんしゅうする者もの。また、その代表者だいひょうしゃ。
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