"subeditor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subeditors [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + editor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|editor}} sub- + editor Head templates: {{en-noun}} subeditor (plural subeditors)
  1. An assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (an assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper): segédszerkesztő (Hungarian), fo-eagarthóir [masculine] (Irish), سوبئيديتور (Malay), fo-eagreyr [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-subeditor-en-noun-TRu75xLQ Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 54 Disambiguation of People: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'an assistant editor, usually in a specific department of a newspaper': 88 12
  2. (UK) A copy editor at a newspaper or magazine. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-subeditor-en-noun-fgcByXRb Disambiguation of Occupations: 46 54 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sub-editor Derived forms: stone subeditor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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