lasher
/ˈlæʃər/
noun
- A person who uses a whip or lash, especially as a punishment.
- The movie depicted a cruel lasher in the slave market.
- The lasher raised his whip and struck the prisoner.
- In ancient times, a lasher would carry out floggings in public.
- A device or part that lashes or strikes, such as a whip or a moving part in machinery.
- The lasher on the old clock swung back and forth.
- He replaced the worn lasher on the threshing machine.
- The machine's lasher snapped against the conveyor belt.