| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator".[Wordnet]
2. One who expurgates or purifies.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "EXPURGATOR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXPURGATOR
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] One who expurgates or purifies.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] One who expurgates. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
