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The phrase "a former editor" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to someone who previously held the position of editor but no longer does.
Example: "She is a former editor of the magazine, bringing years of experience to her new role."
Alternatives: "an ex-editor" or "a past editor."
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The gossip,' a former editor says.
"Everybody felt humiliated," a former editor said.
(They included a former editor of The Economist).
Juliet Gardiner is a former editor of History Today.
· James Campbell is a former editor of the Edinburgh Review.
They're all about humiliation,"' says a former editor.
'They were giving them away,' says a former editor.
Rae is a former editor of the Garda Review magazine.
Emily Eakin is a former editor at The New Yorker.
His father, Charles, is a former editor at Newsweek magazine.
Sam Delaney is a former editor of Heat magazine.
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