Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bowdlerizer — noun a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator • Syn: ↑expurgator, ↑bowdleriser • Derivationally related forms: ↑bowdlerise (for: ↑bowdleriser), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
expurgator — noun a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator • Syn: ↑bowdlerizer, ↑bowdleriser • Derivationally related forms: ↑bowdlerise (for: ↑bowdleriser), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bowdlerise — /ˈbaʊdləraɪz / (say bowdluhruyz) verb (t) (bowdlerised, bowdlerising) to expurgate prudishly. Also, bowdlerize. {from Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare} –bowdlerism, noun –bowdlerisation… …
bowdlerise — verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate bowdlerize a novel • Syn: ↑bowdlerize, ↑expurgate, ↑castrate, ↑shorten • Derivationally related forms: ↑castration ( … Useful english dictionary
editor in chief — noun 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) • Syn: ↑editor • Derivationally related forms: ↑editorial (for: ↑editor),… … Useful english dictionary
