Scourger

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scourger \Scour"ger\, n.
     One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
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           The West must own the scourger of the world. --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scourger
       n : a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official
           whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: {flogger}]