bowdlerizer

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noun

One who bowdlerizes.

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Meanings

nounbowdlerizer (plural bowdlerizers)

plural bowdlerizers

  1. One who bowdlerizes.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
expurgatorbowdleriser
Broader
editoreditor in chief
Also see
expurgator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bowdlerize + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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