1. (n.) An official examiner charged with reviewing documents or presentations and ordering the removal of offensive content\.

2. (n.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.

3. (n.) One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.

4. (n.) One given to fault-finding; a censurer.

5. (n.) A critic; a reviewer.

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