HyperDic: scourger

English > 1 sense of the word scourger:
NOUNperson scourger, floggera torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
English > scourger: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders).
Synonymflogger
Broadertorturersomeone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)
Spanishscourger
Verbsscourgewhip
scourgepunish severely

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