bowdleriser

A noun referring to a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne qui édite un texte en supprimant les passages jugés obscènes ou offensants.

1. Text Expurgator C2 formal

   A person who removes or modifies content considered obscene or offensive from a written work.

   • The bowdleriser removed all references to violence from the novel.
   • Critics accused the bowdleriser of destroying the author's original intent.
   • The publisher hired a bowdleriser to make the classic text suitable for children.

   🇫🇷Expurgateur de textes

   Synonymes: censorexpurgatorpurifier

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