What does "redactor" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "redactor"?

Common synonyms include: editor, redact, redact, reviser, rewriter.

Pronounced //ɹɪˈdæktə(ɹ)//.

//ɹɪˈdæktə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A person who redacts: one who edits or compiles texts; one who censors portions of them.
"Why the redactor created this conflate version, despite its inconsistencies, is a matter of conjecture."
2
someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication wordnet

"Why the redactor created this conflate version, despite its inconsistencies, is a matter of conjecture."

From redact + -or.

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