Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

editor-in-chief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: ed-i-tor-in-chief
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest-ranking editor on an editorial staff.

noun

An honorific for the editor-in-chief of a publication.

Example Sentences

"“He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter."
"Maria Ressa, the chief executive and cofounder of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, were named as this year’s laureates by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee."

Inflected Forms

editors-in-chief (plural) editor in chief (alternative)

Phrases

editor-in-chiefship

Frequently Paired Words

editor

Synonyms

chief editor EIC executive editor

Questions

What does editor-in-chief mean?: The highest-ranking editor on an editorial staff.

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