a person whose job is to examine books, films, etc. and remove parts that are considered to be offensive or a political threat Topics TV, radio and newsc1(书籍、电影等的)审查员,审查官 Oxford Collocations DictionaryCensor is used after these nouns:- film
Word Originmid 16th cent. (referring to magistrates in ancient Rome who held censuses and supervised public morals): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’.