Bowdlerizer (Noun)
Meaning
A person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The editor of the school edition of the novel was a notorious bowdlerizer, excising any reference to sex or violence.
- Her role as a bowdlerizer for the children's publishing company was to sanitize classic literature for young readers.
- The film's script was heavily edited by a bowdlerizer to ensure it received a family-friendly rating.
- As a bowdlerizer, it was her job to review books and remove any content deemed objectionable or unsuitable for certain audiences.
- The author was dismayed to discover that a bowdlerizer had been assigned to her book, tasked with toning down its more provocative passages.