bowdleriser

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A form of bowdlerizer — One who bowdlerizes.

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expurgatorbowdlerizer
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Meanings

nounbowdleriser (plural bowdlerisers)

plural bowdlerisers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bowdlerizer.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
expurgatorbowdlerizer
Broader
editoreditor in chief
Also see
bowdlerizerexpurgator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bowdlerise + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

bowdleriser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdleriser

MLA

“bowdleriser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdleriser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowdleriser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdleriser.

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