Oxford Dictionary English subeditor nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌsʌbˈedɪtə(r)// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌsʌbˈedɪtər// (informal sub) (British English) People in journalism Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa person whose job is to check and make changes to the text of a newspaper or magazine before it is printed See related entries: People in journalismCheck pronunciation: subeditor oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com