Definitions
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- noun One who
bowdlerizes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
Etymologies
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bowdlerize + -er
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Examples
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Theodore Roosevelt was not only an expert horseman and amateur bowdlerizer of Catullus, but also an inveterate tinkerer with morning-after libations.
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil: Variations on a Theme by David McCullough 2009
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