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SCOURGER
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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:
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)