scourger

English

Etymology

scourge +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)

Noun

scourger (plural scourgers)

  1. One who, or that which, scourges.
    • August 1, 1824, Sydney Smith, The Lawyer that Tempted Christ (sermon)
      the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression

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