SWITCHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

Synonyms:

switcher; whipper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

Derivation:

switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)

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