1. a person who removes or modifies parts of a book, play, or other work that are considered improper or offensive
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• The bowdlerizer removed all references to violence from the children’s edition.
• Critics accused the editor of being a bowdlerizer who sanitized the author’s original intent.
• The bowdlerizer’s version of the classic novel omitted several controversial passages.
• Many scholars oppose bowdlerizers who alter literary works without permission.
• The publishing house hired a bowdlerizer to create a family-friendly version of the play.
• As a bowdlerizer, she specialized in adapting adult novels for younger readers.