expurgator


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ex·pur·gate

 (ĕk′spər-gāt′)
tr.v. ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing, ex·pur·gates
To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.
[Latin expūrgāre, expūrgāt-, to purify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + pūrgāre, to cleanse; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex′pur·ga′tion n.
ex′pur·ga′tor n.
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Noun1.expurgator - a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"
bowdleriser, bowdlerizer
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)
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The Rhyddings was once an isolated house noted for the resident of Thomas Bowdler, the expurgator of Shakespeare who produced versions of the bard's work without the parts deemed unsuitable for family.
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