dictionaryeditor
nounUK /ˈdɪkʃənəri ˈɛdɪtə/
US /ˈdɪkʃəneri ˈɛdɪtər/
A person who checks and fixes the words in a dictionary.
The dictionary editor added the new word to the book.
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2. A computer program used to change dictionary files.
She opened the dictionary editor to correct a spelling mistake.
3. Someone who decides which words go into a dictionary.
The dictionary editor chose to include 'selfie' this year.
4. A person who writes and arranges the meanings in a dictionary.
As a dictionary editor, he writes clear definitions every day.