scourger
/ˈskɜrdʒər/
noun
- A person who causes great suffering or trouble; a tormentor.
- The cruel king was known as a scourger of the poor.
- History remembers him as a scourger who brought misery to millions.
- The villain in the story was a scourger who delighted in others' pain.
- A person who whips or beats others as punishment.
- The painting depicted a Roman scourger with a heavy whip.
- The prison's chief scourger was feared by all the inmates.
- In ancient times, a scourger would carry out floggings in the town square.
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