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Definitions for expurgator
ex·pur·ga·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdlerisernoun
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
"Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"
Wiktionary
expurgatornoun
One who expurgates.
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expurgator
An expurgator is a person or entity that removes or censors undesirable or objectionable parts from a book, play, or other pieces of writing often based on moral, political, or religious grounds. This practice itself can also be referred to as expurgation.
Webster Dictionary
Expurgatornoun
one who expurgates or purifies
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expurgator in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expurgator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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