Vocabulary
der
Lektor
/ˈlɛktoːɐ̯/· noun· Pl. die Lektoren
(publisher's) editor; language assistant (at a university)
The person at the publishing house who reads a manuscript first, works on it with the author — and often hosts the reading.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Lektor
- Plural
- die Lektoren
- Genitiv
- des Lektors
- feminin
- die Lektorin (pl. die Lektorinnen)
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Lektor
editor (at a publishing house)
Ihre Lektorin hat das Manuskript um fünfzig Seiten gekürzt.
Her editor cut the manuscript by fifty pages.
Word family
Lektordas Lektoratthe editorial department; the editinglektorierento edit (a manuscript)die Lektürethe reading; reading matter
Common combinations
- ein Manuskript lektorierento edit a manuscript
- im Lektorat arbeitento work in the editorial department
- die zuständige Lektorinthe editor in charge
Common learner mistakes
- Mein Editor hat das Buch korrigiert.Mein Lektor hat das Buch lektoriert.False friend: a publisher's editor is der Lektor. A German Editor is a piece of software (or the scholar who edits an edition).
Real examples
- Der Lektor des Verlags moderiert heute die Lesung.The publisher's editor is hosting the reading today.
- Meine Lektorin hat das Ende dreimal mit mir umgeschrieben.My editor rewrote the ending with me three times.
- Nach dem Studium ging sie als Lektorin für Deutsch nach Krakau.After graduating she went to Kraków as a German language assistant.
