bowdleriser

Noun
Synonyms: expurgatorbowdlerizer

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages“Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator”Synonyms: expurgatorbowdlerizerType of editor, editor in chief

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