editrix en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ēditrīx. By surface analysis, edit + -trix.
Meanings
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(uncommon) A female editor.
Katherine Viner wants to appoints a "1 per cent correspondent" to hound the filthy rich. As befits a possible Grauniad editrix, the NUJ misspelt her name.
2015 February 24, Patrick Kidd, “Guardian Angels Declare”, in The Times, page 11:There is a mythos surrounding the 73-year-old editrix [Anna Wintour] that inspires deference akin to that given to royalty.
2023 September 23, Lauren Indvik, “God is in the details”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| editrixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| editrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |