Editor meaning : A person who edits or makes changes to documents. A copy editor. A person who edited a specific document. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish. A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film (computer software) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files. Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.