expurgator

Definition of Expurgator in English :

a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages

Example Sentences:
'Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Expurgator

verb

(transitive)

to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexpurˌgated or ˈexpurˌgating

1.

to remove passages considered obscene or otherwise objectionable from (a book, etc.)

2.

to expunge (objectionable material) from; delete

tr.v. ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing, ex·pur·gates

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.