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commissioning editor

commissioning editor noun: a person who identifies books for a publisher to publish, and acts as a link to authors.

Noun

commissioning editor (plural commissioning editors)

  1. A person who identifies books for a publisher to publish, and acts as a link to authors
  2. a person who has a similar role for a TV company
    • His children have names like Django Unchained and Skeletor. His kitchen has its own doner kebab machine. He’s the stuff of a Channel 4 commissioning editor’s answered prayers.2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)

Forms of commissioning editor

pluralcommissioning editors

Questions about commissioning editor

What does commissioning editor mean?
Commissioning editor means a person who identifies books for a publisher to publish, and acts as a link to authors.
What part of speech is commissioning editor?
Commissioning editor is a noun.
What is the plural of commissioning editor?
The plural of commissioning editor is commissioning editors.

Words near commissioning editor in the dictionary

  1. commissioners of oaths
  2. Commissioners-designate
  3. commissionership
  4. commissionerships
  5. commissioning
  6. commissioning editor
  7. commissioning editors
  8. commissionings
  9. commissionless
  10. commissionnaire
  11. commissionnaires

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