bowdleriser

ˈbəʊdləˌraɪzə

Definition of bowdleriser - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

censorship

Rare

one who censors literature or art

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The bowdleriser removed all controversial sections from the book..

censor

redactor

text editing

Rare

person who removes offensive parts from texts

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The bowdleriser removed all the explicit scenes from the novel.

censor

editor

redactor

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Origin of bowdleriser

English, from Thomas Bowdler (name)

Examples of bowdleriser in a sentence

A bowdleriser often alters the original message of the work.
The bowdleriser edited the film to make it suitable for children.
As a bowdleriser, he often faced criticism for altering classic literature.

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French:censeur, ...
German:Zensor, ...
Italian:puritano, ...
Spanish:censor, expurgador, ...
Portuguese:censor, expurgador, ...
Chinese:审查者, 删节者, ...
Japanese:検閲者, ボウドラー主義者, ...
Arabic:مُراقِب أَدَبِي, مُنَقِّح النُصُوص, ...
Hebrew:מְצַנְזֵר, ...
Russian:цензор, боуглеризатор, ...
Ukrainian:цензор, виправник, ...
Hindi:संपादक, बॉडलराइज़र, ...
Bengali:সেন্সরকারী, বাউডলারাইজার, ...
Catalan:censor, ...
Czech:cenzor, redaktor, ...
Danish:censor, tekstredaktør, ...
Dutch:censor, kuiser, ...
Greek:λογοκριτής, επεξεργαστής, ...
Hungarian:cenzor, cenzúrázó személy, ...
Khmer:អ្នកកាត់តម្រង, អ្នកកែសម្រួលអត្ថបទដោយដកចេញផ្នែកគួរឱ្យអាក់អន់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:검열자, 삭제자, ...
Persian:سانسورچی, ویرایشگر, ...
Polish:cenzor, bowdlerysta, ...
Portuguese (BR):censor, revisor, ...
Romanian:expurgator, ...
Swedish:censor, bowdlerisare, ...
Thai:ผู้ตัดทอนเนื้อหา, ผู้แก้ไขข้อความ, ...
Turkish:sansürcü, metin temizleyici, ...
Vietnamese:người kiểm duyệt, người biên tập, ...

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