bowdleriser

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

expurgator bowdlerizer

Hypernyms

editor editor in chief

Examples

Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Bowdler bowdlerisation bowdlerise bowdlerism bowdlerization bowdlerize