Scourger

//ˈskɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, scourges.

    "the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression"

  2. 2
    a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) wordnet

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floggerflogger

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"the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression"

Etymology

From scourge + -er.

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