expurgator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɛk.spɚˌɡeɪ.tɚ/ UK /ˈek.spəˌɡeɪ.tə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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

The expurgator removed passages considered indecent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who edits a text... bowdleriserbowdlerizer

Word family

Forms expurgators

Etymology

From expurgate + -or.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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