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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Tasha Zemke Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024 More journalism roles followed, including as managing editor for film festivals at Variety. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 Shine started at the Free Press as a copy boy and moved up the ranks during his four decades at the paper as reporter, columnist, senior managing editor and publisher. Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024 Karina Sinclair is a managing editor of Landscape Trades. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for managing editor 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Nov. 2024.

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