redactor

Variant of redact

redact definition

re·dact (ri dakt′)

transitive verb

  1. to write out or draw up (a proclamation, edict, etc.); frame
  2. to arrange in proper form for publication; edit

Etymology: ME redacten < L redactus, pp. of redigere, to bring into a certain condition, reduce to order (see re- & act): in redactsense , prob. back-form. < redaction

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