expurgator

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noun

One who expurgates.

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Meanings

nounexpurgator (plural expurgators)

plural expurgators

  1. One who expurgates.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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bowdlerizerbowdleriser
Broader
editoreditor in chief
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bowdlerizer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From expurgate + -or.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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