Library / English Dictionary

BOWDLERIZER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator

Synonyms:

bowdleriser; bowdlerizer; expurgator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bowdlerizer" 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:

bowdlerize (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate)

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