managing editor

noun

: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)

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The Bottom Line is a business analysis column written by Evan Clark, deputy managing editor, who has covered the fashion industry since 2000. Evan Clark, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 More about Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu is the managing editor of DealBook, based in London. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Writer and curator Richard Flood, a onetime managing editor of Artforum who brought his keen eye for emerging and cutting-edge art to top curatorial roles at New York’s New Museum and P.S. 1 as well as the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, died on February 16. News Desk, Artforum, 24 Feb. 2025 Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle at Fox News Digital. Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for managing editor

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of managing editor was in 1827

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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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