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SCOURGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)

Synonyms:

flogger; scourger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scourger" is a kind of...):

torturer (someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion))

Derivation:

scourge (whip)

scourge (punish severely; excoriate)

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