editor in chief

/ˌɛdədər ɪn tʃif/

/ˈɛdɪtə ɪn tʃif/

Other forms: editors in chief

Definitions of editor in chief

1. noun

   a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
   synonyms: editor

   examples:

   Thomas Bowdler

   English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)

   James McKeen Cattell

   American psychologist and editor (1860-1944)

   Irving Howe

   United States editor (1920-1993)

   types:

   anthologist

   an editor who makes selections for an anthology

   art editor

   an editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter

   copy editor, copyreader, text editor

   an editor who prepares text for publication

   subeditor

   an assistant editor

   bowdleriser, bowdlerizer, expurgator

   a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages

   managing editor

   the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine

   newspaper editor

   the editor of a newspaper

   redact, redactor, reviser, rewrite man, rewriter

   someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

   abbreviator, abridger

   one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

   business editor

   the newspaper editor responsible for business news

   city editor

   the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news

   sports editor

   the newspaper editor responsible for sports news

   type of:

   skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker

   a worker who has acquired special skills