expurgator (n)
bowdlerizer (n)
bowdleriser (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
examples Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator
Outgoing links
Hypernym editor, editor in chief
Derivationally related form bowdleriser → bowdlerise
Derivationally related form bowdlerizer → bowdlerize
Derivationally related form expurgator → expurgate
Incoming links
Hyponym editor, editor in chief
Derivationally related form expurgate → expurgator
Derivationally related form bowdlerise → bowdleriser
Derivationally related form bowdlerize → bowdlerizer

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