1. People who remove or censor objectionable material from books, texts, or other works.
Usage: Plural of expurgator; Often used in historical or literary contexts

Examples

• The expurgators of the 18th century removed passages they deemed inappropriate for public reading.
• Medieval expurgators carefully edited religious texts to align with church doctrine.
• Some scholars view expurgators as protectors of morality, while others see them as suppressors of free thought.
• The expurgators' work on classic literature often altered the original author's intent.
• Historical expurgators left detailed notes about which sections they had removed from manuscripts.