Idiotor

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An editor who makes idiotic decisions or writes idiotorials. humorous, informal

    "Echoes of Mallock's arguments are still in the air, and every time some "idiotor" of a great daily wants to write a rant against the “Reds” he grabs his well-worn copy of Mallock, breathes in some of its inspiration and then blows it out into a long-winded, big-worded “idiotorial” on Socialism."

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"Echoes of Mallock's arguments are still in the air, and every time some "idiotor" of a great daily wants to write a rant against the “Reds” he grabs his well-worn copy of Mallock, breathes in some of its inspiration and then blows it out into a long-winded, big-worded “idiotorial” on Socialism."

Etymology

Blend of idiot + editor.

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