noun
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
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Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator
• Syn: ↑expurgator, ↑bowdlerizer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑bowdlerise, ↑bowdlerize (for: ↑bowdlerizer), ↑expurgate (for: ↑expurgator)
• Hypernyms: ↑editor, ↑editor in chief
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bowdˈlerizer or bowdˈleriser noun
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Main Entry: ↑bowdlerize
Useful english dictionary. 2012.