thomas bowdler

English Thesaurus

1. English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	editor, editor in chief,
definition	:	a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) (noun.person)

derivation	:	bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten,
definition	:	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change)

derivation	:	bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten,
definition	:	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate (verb.change)