expurgator meaning

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expurgator (noun): a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages.

Definition of expurgator

  1. a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
    • Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator

    Synonyms: bowdlerizer, bowdleriser

    Type of: editor

    Related forms: expurgate

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in OR · 10-letter words

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