THOMAS BOWDLER

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• THOMAS BOWDLER (noun)
  The noun THOMAS BOWDLER has 1 sense:

1. English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)

  Familiarity information: THOMAS BOWDLER used as a noun is very rare.

• THOMAS BOWDLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bowdler; Thomas Bowdler

Instance hypernyms:

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))