emendator

e·men·date

(ē′mĕn-dāt′, ĭ-mĕn′-)

tr.v. e·men·dat·ed, e·men·dat·ing, e·men·dates

To make textual corrections in.

[Latin ēmendāre, ēmendāt-, to emend; see emend.]

e′men·da′tor (-dā′tər) n.

e·men′da·to′ry (ĭ-mĕn′də-tôr′ē) adj.

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References in periodicals archive ?

"Ecce Emendator: The Cost of Knowledge for Scholarly Editors."

The hidden hand; or, sharon harris, editor

(15) Alan Ranch, "Ecce Emendator: The Cost of Knowledge for Scholarly Editors," is an eloquent plea by an editor addressed to department chairs, deans, and administrators (https://chroniclevitae.com/news/285-ecce-emendator-the-cost-of-knowledge-for-scholarlyeditors?cid=chesectionpromo).