editore

publisher

noun eh-dee-TOH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'editor'

Also means

editor

Usage Note

Editore is a false friend: it means 'publisher', the company or person issuing books, not the person who corrects text, who is a redattore or curatore. Its feminine form is editrice, also used for publishing houses (casa editrice). The plural is editori.

Examples

"L'editore pubblica molti romanzi."

Natural Translation

The publisher releases many novels.

Literal Translation

The-publisher publishes many novels.

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