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EXPURGATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does expurgator mean? 

EXPURGATOR (noun)
  The noun EXPURGATOR has 1 sense:

1. a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passagesplay

  Familiarity information: EXPURGATOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXPURGATOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bowdleriser; bowdlerizer; expurgator

Context example:

Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator

Hypernyms ("expurgator" is a kind of...):

editor; editor in chief (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))

Derivation:

expurgate (edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate)


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