censor
8 points
English
6 letters
Uncommon
Commonness #23,744
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
verb
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˈɛnsɝː/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural censors
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
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