| NOUN | person | expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser | a person who edits a text / text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages |
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| Meaning | A person who edits a text / text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages. | |
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| Example | "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator" | |
| Synonyms | bowdlerizer, bowdleriser | |
| Broader | editor, editor in chief | A person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication |
| Verbs | expurgate | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate |
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