Definition
A person who removes or changes parts of a work to make it seem more acceptable or less offensive.
Etymology
From bowdlerize plus the agent suffix -er, meaning 'one who bowdlerizes.' Derived from Thomas Bowdler's name.
Kelly Says
A bowdlerizer is basically a censor with fancy Victorian manners—someone who thinks they're protecting people by erasing parts of art and literature that they deem inappropriate.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সম্পাদক
som-poad-ok
DEDeutsch
Zensurator
tsɛn.su.ra.toːr
ELΕλληνικά
αποκεντρωτής
a-pok-en-trow-tis
ESEspañol
censurador
sen-soo-ra-dor
FISuomi
sensuuri
sen-soo-ri
FRFrançais
censoreur
sɑ̃.sɔ.ʁœʁ
HEעברית
מורה דרך
mo-rah de-rekh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ensor
en-sor
IGIG
onye na-akpọ
oh-nye na-ak-po
ITItaliano
censore
chen-so-reh
MRMR
सर्वेक्षण
sar-vekshan
MSBahasa Melayu
pengensor
pen-gen-sor
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyoo-pyin
NLNederlands
censuurder
sen-soor-der
PLPolski
cenzurator
tsen-zoo-ra-tor
PTPortuguês
censore
sɛ̃.sɔ.ɾɛ
RUРусский
цензор
tsen-zor
SWKiswahili
mharibifu
ma-ree-bi-foo
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லியல்
solliyal
TEతెలుగు
సర్వసాధారణ
sarvasaadhaarana
THไทย
ผู้ตรวจสอบ
poo-dtor-sohb
TLTL
mang-a-li-lin
mang-a-li-lin
TRTürkçe
sansürcü
san-soor-choo
UKУкраїнська
цензор
tsen-zor
VITiếng Việt
người kiểm duyệt
ngooy kiem duy-et
YOYO
òṣìṣẹ́ àṣẹ́
oh-sheh ay-sheh