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    BOWDLERISER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passagesplay

    Example:

    Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator

    Synonyms:

    bowdleriser; bowdlerizer; expurgator

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("bowdleriser" is a kind of...):

    editor; editor in chief (a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine))

    Derivation:

    bowdlerise (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate)

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