Redakteur

editor (journalist/newspaper)

noun re-dak-TOER Rare

Origin: from French rédacteur, from Latin redigere (to put in order)

Usage Note

Redakteur works in a newsroom (Redaktion) editing, writing, and commissioning content for print, online, or broadcast. The role is broader than English 'sub-editor'; a Redakteur often both writes and edits. Feminine: Redakteurin. Senior role: Leitender Redakteur.

Examples

"Der Redakteur überarbeitete den Artikel vor der Veröffentlichung."

Natural Translation

The editor revised the article before publication.

Literal Translation

The editor revised the article before the publication.

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