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redactor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɹɪˈdæktə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who redacts: one who edits or compiles texts; one who censors portions of them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redact, reviser, rewriter, rewrite man

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: editor, editor in chief

Narrower terms: abridger, abbreviator

History

Etymology

From redact + -or.