Noun: bowdlerizer 'bowd-lu,rI-zu(r) or 'bawd-lu,rI-zu(r)
- A person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
"Thomas Bowdler was a famous bowdlerizer";
- expurgator, bowdleriser [Brit]
Derived forms: bowdlerizers
Type of: editor, editor in chief