flogger
/ˈflɑɡər/
noun
- A person who flogs, especially as a punishment or in a historical context.
- The movie showed a cruel flogger whipping a prisoner.
- In the old navy, a flogger was often a boatswain's mate.
- The flogger carried out the punishment in the town square.
- A whip or instrument used for flogging.
- The guard held a leather flogger in his hand.
- He bought an antique flogger at the auction.
- The flogger had nine knotted cords attached to its handle.
- A person who promotes or sells something aggressively (informal).
- He's a real flogger for that new brand of sneakers.
- The company hired a flogger to push their products at the fair.
- She's a flogger of used cars, always trying to make a deal.