Chefredakteur

editor-in-chief

noun SHEF-re-dak-tuer Rare

Origin: from French chef + rédacteur

Usage Note

Chefredakteur heads the editorial team and bears overall responsibility for content. Feminine: Chefredakteurin. The -eur ending, from French, is pronounced like 'ur'. Plural: Chefredakteure.

Examples

"Der Chefredakteur entschied, die Geschichte nicht zu drucken."

Natural Translation

The editor-in-chief decided not to print the story.

Literal Translation

The editor-in-chief decided, the story not to print.

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