diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
index 95b4c0f5..344acf5f 100644
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ b/src/editor.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct nothing_selected : public runtime_error
     nothing_selected() : runtime_error("nothing was selected") {}
 };
 
-void Editor::select(const MultiSelector& selector)
+void Editor::select(const Selector& selector)
 {
     selector(*m_buffer, m_selections);
     check_invariant();
diff --git a/src/editor.hh b/src/editor.hh
index ac6382d8..d98b4ae2 100644
--- a/src/editor.hh
+++ b/src/editor.hh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum class InsertMode : unsigned
 class Editor : public SafeCountable
 {
 public:
-    typedef std::function<void (const Buffer&, SelectionList&)>  MultiSelector;
+    typedef std::function<void (const Buffer&, SelectionList&)>  Selector;
 
     Editor(Buffer& buffer);
     virtual ~Editor() {}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
     void select(const Selection& sel,
                 SelectMode mode = SelectMode::Replace);
     void select(SelectionList selections);
-    void select(const MultiSelector& selector);
+    void select(const Selector& selector);
 
     void rotate_selections(int count) { m_selections.rotate_main(count); }