editrix

English

Noun

editrix (plural editrices or editrixes)

1. (uncommon) A female editor.
   • 2015 February 24, Patrick Kidd, “Guardian Angels Declare”, in The Times, page 11:

     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.

   • 2023 September 23, Lauren Indvik, “God is in the details”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:

     There is a mythos surrounding the 73-year-old editrix that inspires deference akin to that given to royalty.

Synonyms

• editress