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Editor vs Author - What's the difference?

editor | author |

As nouns the difference between editor and author

is that editor is a person who edits or makes changes to documents while author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

As a verb author is

to create a work as its author.

editor

English

Alternative forms

* (abbreviations) * (titular abbreviation) * (qualifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
  • A copy editor.
  • A person who edited a specific document.
  • * John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
  • A person at a newspaper or similar institution who edits stories and decides which ones to publish.
  • * John is the city editor at the ''Daily Times''.
  • A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
  • (computer software) A program for creating]] and [[make, making changes to files, especially text files.
  • * The TPU EVE editor''' is an excellent, extensible, programmable '''editor .
  • (television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.

    • Derived terms

    * copy editor * flatbed editor * editorial * editorializing * * editor-in-chief * edit

    Anagrams

    * * * *

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    author

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
  • * 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
    • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
  • * (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
    • The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
  • # (the author) I, me.
  • Someone who writes books for a living.
  • The works of an author or authors.
  • * 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
    • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant

    Synonyms

    * (creator of a work) bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writer

    Derived terms

    * authoress

    Related terms

    * authorization or authorisation * authority * authorship * auteur

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (chiefly, US) To create a work as its .

    • Derived terms

    * authorable

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