Bowdleriser

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bowdlerizer. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages wordnet

Etymology

From bowdlerise + -er.

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